Lake Skanatati Lake Askoti Frozen Lakes

Harriman State Park
Rockland Co.
New York

Hiking Trails:
Long Path: Green blaze

Total Time: 1:20 hour
Estimated Distance: 2.3 Miles

Pros: Scenic lakes and area
Cons: None
Hike Type: Figure 8 Loop
Level of Difficulty: Moderate

Hiking Partner:
Yehudah Koblick

Google Maps of Parking:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZaeGMae7xroY2j1T9

Lake Kanawauke and Lake Askoti are adjacent to each other. They were both frozen after a deep freeze, and it had just snowed the day before with a fresh layer of snow. We parked in the Lake Skanatati parking area, and then walked across the lake to the western side, and then bushwhacked to the Long Path, and walked on the Long Path for a bit before going back on the lake again, and crossing along the peninsula and back to the Long Path again.

At the parking area we walked up to Lake Askoti, and then walked across Lake Askoti to the northern point where the rocky point juts into the lake. We then turned around and walked along to the other end of Lake Askoti, towards the dam, and then took the Long Path from the short route from Lake Askoti to Lake Skanatati.

Map of the Route

Ice is Safe

Frozen Boat Launch

Frozen Lake Skanatati

Yehudah Koblick on the Lake

In a Mountain Laurel Grove on the Other Side of the Lake

Bushwhack Past the Western Flank of Lake Skanatati

Pine Swamp Brook

Lake Skanatati from the Woods

Approaching Lake Skanatati

Lake Askoti

Lake Askoti Islands

Approaching the Peninsula at the Northern End of Lake Askoti

Lake Askoti Islands

On the Island

Lake Askoti