Kakiat County Park,
Rockland Co.,
New York
Hiking Trail:
Mountain Trail: Orange blaze
Kakiat Trail: White blaze
Old Mill Trail: Blue blaze
Total Time: 1:20 hour
Estimated Distance: 1.8 Miles
Pros: Very scenic in fresh snow, good view
Cons: None
Hiking Partner:
Shimmy Rosenberg
March was exceptionally cold, and winter seems to have lingered along into April. It has been a very chilly start to spring, and I and everyone was quite surprised to have woken up to 6 inches snow. I have never seen this much snow in April. Although this snow was predicted, nobody took the forecasters seriously. Anyways, this was a good oppurtunity for a quick hike up Kakiat, to the view.
We parked at the Kakiat parking area, and took the Mountain Trail up to the first view. We took a bunch of pictures, and then bushwacked north to the Kakiat Trail, which we took down the mountain, to the Old Mill Trail. We took the Old Mill Trail around, back to the parking area.
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| Map of the Route |
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| Shimmy at the Beginning of the Hike |
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| Me at the Field at the Bottom of the Mountain |
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| Mahwah River in the Snow |
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| Kakiat Gazebo and Field |
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| Shimmy at the Start of the Mountain Trail |
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| Me on the Mountain Trail with my Snowshoes |
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| Gas Pipeline |
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| Me on a Fallen Tree |
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| Ascending the Mountain on the Mountain Trail |
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| Approaching the Kakiat Lower Overlook |
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| Kakiat Overlook |
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| Snow on the Mountain |
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| View Facing East |
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| Everything is Snow Covered |
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| AMe at the Kakiat Overlook |
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| Me and Shimmy at the Kakiat Overlook |
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| Me and Shimmy Selfiie |
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| View Facing South |
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| Shhimmy at the Overlook |
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| Me Again |
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| Panorama View |
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| Budding Trees in the Snow |
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| Close up of the Budding Trees |
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| View Facing East/Northeast |
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| Bridge at the End of the Old Mill Trail |
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| On the Small Bridge at the End of the Old Mill Trail |
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| Mahwah River |
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