Harriman State Park,
Orange Co.,
New York
Hiking Trails:
Crooked Road: Unblazed
Appalachian Trail: White blaze
Total Time: 1:00 hour
Estimated Distance: 1.6 Miles
Pros: Scenic Lake, rock formation, and pretty view
Cons: Bushwack down is a bit complicated
Hike Type: Lollipop Loop
Level of Difficulty: Difficult
Hiking Partner:
Elisha Friedman
Map of Route:
https://goo.gl/maps/tByTafrmks1qETKG8
I had just returned from a trip from Florida in the late morning, and it was good to be back home where I was nearby the mountains with more seasonable temperatures than I was feeling down south. We parked on Arden Valley Road near Island Pond adjacent to Crooked Road. We took Crooked Road, which is a bit overgrown, down to the Appalachian Trail, which we then took for a short detour to the north shore of Island Pond.
We then turned back and took the Appalachian Trail to the east, to the Lemon Squeezer. We squeezed through the Lemon Squeezer and climbed up the mountain, and took a short bushwack a the top to the Island Pond Mountain view. We then bushwacked down the steep side of Island Pond Mountain going back to Crooked Road, which we took back to our car.
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| Map of the Route |
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| Island Pond |
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| Island Pond |
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| Small Island at Island Pond |
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| Me at Island Pond |
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| Island Pond through the Trees |
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| Lemon Squeezer Entrance |
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| Me at the Lemon Squeezer Entrance |
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| Going through the Entrance at the Lemon Squeezer Entrance |
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| Squeeze at the Lemon Squeezer |
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Me Through the Lemon Squeezer
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Overhang at the Lemon Squeezer
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| Large Rocks at the at the Lemon Squeezer |
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| Another View of the Lemon Squeezer |
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| Me at the Lemon Squeezer |
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| Island Pond Mountain |
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| Island Pond from Island Pond Mountain |
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| Island Pond from Island Pond Mountain |
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| Me at Island Pond Mountain |
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| View from Island Pond Mountain |
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| Island Pond Mountain |
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| Island Pond Mountain |
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