Hudson Highlands State Park,
Westchester Co.,
New York
Hiking Trails:
Camp Smith Trail: Blue blaze
Total Time: 2:25 Hours
Estimated Distance: 2.6 miles
Pros: Good climb, excellent views
Cons: Difficulty parking, trail may be busy
Hike Type: Up and Down Same Route
Level of Difficulty: Difficult, especially in snowy and icy conditions
Map of Route:
https://goo.gl/maps/zhEdDRtzdr5992YRA
Hiking Partners:
Joseph Friedman
Elisha Friedman
The end of the previous week had warmed up, and although much of the snow had melted, there was still plenty of soft snow on the ground. The weather was seasonably cold, slightly above freezing, with a prediction for rain in the afternoon. It was cloudy and a bit windy, but there were several wet and muddy parts of the hike on the south-facing flanks of the mountain where the sun shone strongly.
We parked in the parking area in the bend on Routes 6/202. There isn't much parking here so on busy weekends it's recommended to come here early. On this day with snow covering the ground and rain in the forecast there weren't many cars here so plenty of parking space.
We took the Camp Smith Trail up, past the first view, where I broke my camera lens while accidentally dropping one. We continued up the trail, with the steep part up being very difficult with a combination of ice, snow, water, and mud. I took some pictures at the peak (with my phone camera at this point), and then headed back down along the same route back to my car.
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| Map of the Route |
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| Information Kiosk at the Beginning of the Hike |
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| Start of the Hike |
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| Broccy Creek at the Beginning of the Hike |
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| Crossing Broccy Creek |
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| Approaching the First View at Anthony's Nose |
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| At the First View, Facing Hudson River and Bear Mountain |
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| View Across the River Looking Towards Iona Island and West Mountain |
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| Iona Island and Dunderberg Mountain |
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| Me at the First View |
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| Bear Mountain from Across the Hudson River |
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| Looking Ahead to the Anthony's Nose Summit |
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| Overnight Campers at the First View |
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| Small Pond at the First View |
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| Warning Sign of Keeping out of the Live Firing Range |
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| View from the Second View and the Bear Mountain Bridge |
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| Bear Mountain Years from the Second View |
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| Me at the Second View |
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| Me Overlooking the Bear Mountain and Popolopen Gorge Bridges |
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| Me on the Anthony's Nose Summit |
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| View from Anthony's Nose Summit |
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| View Facing South from the Anthony's Nose Summit |
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| Sign to the Anthony's Nose Overlook at the Bear Mountain Bridge |
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| Bear Mountain from Across Anthony's Nose |
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| View from the Summit, Looking Across the Hudson River |
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| View of Dunderberg Mountain |
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| View Overlooking the Bear Mountain Bridge from Anthony's Nose |
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| Me at the Overlook Above the Bear Mountain Bridge |
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