Saturday, April 28, 2012

Harriman State Park, NY: Lake Skannatati - Pine Swamp - Green Pond - Stahahe High Peak


ABOUT THE PARK:  Harriman State Park

DIRECTIONS:
GPS 41.24283, -74.10238

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TRAIL MAP:  NY/NJ Trail Conference Northern Harriman Bear Mountain Trails Map 119

PEAK BAGGING:
Pine Swamp Mountain - Peakery.com

HIKE DISTANCES:
Lake Skannatati - Pine Swamp Mountain - Pine Swamp:  3.2 miles
Lake Skannatati - Pine Swamp Mountain - Times Square - Lichen Trail:  8 miles
Lake Skannatati - Pine Swamp -  Green Pond - Stahahe High Peak:  12 miles

THE HIKE:
Lake Skannatati from the parking lot.
Lake Skannatati and Lake Kanawauke from Pine Swamp Mountain.
Red Triangle on White Arden-Surebridge Trail
Pine Swamp off of the yellow-blazed Dunning Trail
Yellow-blazed Dunning Trail
Aqua-blazed Long Path
Lily of the Valley Bush
Times Square
Turkey Vulture from the Lichen Trail
Island Pond from the Lichen Trail
Green Pond from the yellow-blazed Dunning Trail
Just before Island Pond Road veers right, turn right on an unmaintained trail to Stahahe High Peak.
The unmaintained trail is fairly well-defined and easy to follow and is blazed in blue and masking tape
Coming up on the views at Stahahe High Peak.
Lake Stahahe from Stahahe High Peak
The Catskills from the Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail
High up on rock slabs on the Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail.
Lots of views from the Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail.
The aqua-blazed Long Path crosses a pretty creek that flows from Pine Swamp to Lake Skannatati.
Lake Skannatati from the Long Path.

HIKE SUMMARY:
[ 0.00]    Red triangle on white Arden-Surebridge Trail from Lake Skannatati parking
[ 0.25]    Keep straight when Red Cross Trail goes right
[ 1.25]    Rock hop creek then turn left on yellow Dunning Trail
[ 1.90]    Turn right when aqua Long Path joins in from left
[ 1.95]    Turn right on aqua Long Path as yellow leaves to the left
[ 2.65]    Straight on aqua Long Path at Times Square
[ 3.20]    Left on blue Lichen Trail
[ 3.65]    Right on red dot on white Ramapo Dunderberg
[ 4.10]    Right on yellow Dunning Trail
[ 4.45]    Left when White Bar joins yellow Dunning Trail from the right
[ 4.70]    Turn right on yellow when yellow Dunning Trail leaves White Bar Trail
[ 5.20]    Left at Boston Mine
[ 5.35]    Right on yellow Dunning Trail when it leaves woods road then white Nurian crosses over
[ 5.75]    Right on white Nurian Trail when yellow Dunning Trail ends
[ 6.00]    Keep straight on white Nurian when yellow Dunning crosses over
[ 6.05]    Turn right on Island Pond Road
[ 6.25]    Turn right on unmaintained trail to Stahahe High Peak
[ 6.75]    Stahahe High Peak view; retrace
[ 7.25]    Right on Island Pond Road
[ 7.75]    Sharp left on White Bar Trail before paved road
[ 7.95]    Right on white-blazed Nurian when White Bar and Nurian go straight
[ 8.30]    Left on red dot on white Ramapo Dunderberg when white Nurian ends
[ 9.35]    Right on yellow Dunning Trail
[10.75]    Aqua Long Path joins in from left
[10.80]    Right on aqua Long Path when yellow Dunning leaves to the left
[12.00]    Lake Skannatati parking

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