Harriman State Park,
Orange & Rockland Counties,
New York
Hiking Trails:
Red Cross Trail: Red blaze
Arden-Surebridge Trail: Red blaze
Total Time: 2:55 hour
Estimated Distance: 4.8 Miles
Pros: Very Quiet area, excellent views
Cons: Highway crossing is difficult
Hiking Partners:
Yehudah Koblick
This was a cold but sunny winter day. We parked at Anthony Wayne in the huge parking lot, and crossed over the highway overpass on the Anthony Wayne Trail, which we took to the 1779 Trail. We took the 1779 Trail south for a while to the joint Appalachian Trail and Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, which we took west up Black Mountain on a good climb up.
We took some pictures at the top, and then headed back down along the same route, but then continued along the Appalachian/Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail to the Palisades Parkway, which we had to cross. We took this to the bike trail, which we took back to the hiking area. Yehudah ran ahead to the car and picked me up in between the two parking lots.
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| Map of the Route |
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| Snow and Ice along the 1779 Trail |
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| More Snow and Ice along the 1779 Trail |
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| Ice Coating on Brush |
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| Snow and Ice Looking Towards Black Mountain |
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| Ice Covering on Small Brush |
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| Fallen Tree on the R-D/Appalachian Trail |
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| Approaching the Summit of Black Mountain |
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| Final Ascent up Black Mountain |
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| Me at Black Mountain |
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| Black Mountain Summit, Facing West |
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| Black Mountain Summit, Facing Southwest |
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| Black Mountain, Facing West |
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| Black Mountain Summit, Facing East to West Mountain |
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| Snow an Ice in a Shady Spot |
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| Black Mountain, Facing South |
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| Yehudah on Black Mountain |
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| Me at Black Mountain |
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| Trail Along Black Mountain Summit |
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| Midday Sun over Black Mountain |
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| Yehudah on Black Mountain |
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| Intersection of Appalachian Trail and the Bike Path |
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