ABOUT THE PARK:
Harriman State Park - The Palisades Parks Conservancy
Harriman State Park - New York State Parks
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 41.234518, -74.149136
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Parking on Route 106 at the White Bar Trail. |
TRAIL MAP: NY/NJ Trail Conference Southern Harriman Bear Mountain Trails Map 118
PEAK BAGGING:
Tom Jones Mountain - Peakery.com
HIKE DISTANCE:
8.4 miles with Parker Cabin Hollow
6.6 miles without Parker Cabin Hollow
THE HIKE:
The hike starts uphill on the White Bar trail at the western end of the parking lot. |
Lots of trees down from Hurricane Sandy. |
The White Bar Trail goes up and over the first summit of Car Pond Mountain then up again ... |
... to nice views just over the second summit. |
At the bottom of Car Pond Mountain, cross a creek on a footbridge then turn right on the orange-blazed Parker Cabin Hollow Trail for a 1.9 mile total out-and-back. |
Beaver lodge in a swamp off of the orange trail. |
Car Pond Mountain from the orange trail. |
Creek flowing through Parker Cabin Hollow. |
Back on the White Bar Trail, the Triangle Trail joins in briefly. |
Then the White Bar Trail continues at a higher elevation with winter views all around. |
A lot of storm debris along the Victory Trail but it has all been cleared. |
Easy hiking along the Victory Trail all the way to... |
... Lake Skenonto. |
Taking a break at Lake Skenonto. |
Continuing on the Victory Trail, Tom Jones Mountain up ahead with the shelter visible at the top. |
A pretty section of pine trees... |
... before the Victory Trail leaves the woods road then heads to the Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail for a steep climb up Tom Jones Mountain. |
At the top of Tom Jones Mountain, the shelter and ... |
... views. |
A broken Ramapo-Dunderberg red dot on white trail blaze on the way down. |
This is how Shawnee spent her time while I was busy rendering first aid. |
The Nurian Trail meets back up with the White Bar Trail which makes a left turn and runs along Route 106 before crossing over at the parking lot. |
HIKE SUMMARY:
[ 0.00] From the western end of the parking lot, take the White Bar Trail uphill
[ 0.70] Views from second summit of Car Pond Mountain
[ 1.10] Cross footbridge then turn right on orange Parker Cabin Hollow Trail
[ 1.70] Rock hop creek
[ 1.95] At intersection with woods road where orange turns right, retrace
[ 2.20] Rock hop creek
[ 2.90] Turn right on White Bar Trail
[ 3.35] Yellow Triangle Trail joins in from the right briefly then leaves to the left
[ 3.65] Red dot on white Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail crosses over
[ 4.00] Shortly after power cut turn left on woods road when Victory Trail joins from the right
[ 4.05] White Bar trail leaves to the right, keep straight on Victory Trail
[ 4.55] Keep straight on Victory Trail when Yellow Triangle Trail crosses over; Lake Skenonto on right
[ 4.80] At woods road fork keep right on Victory Trail
[ 5.30] At T-intersection keep left on Victory Trail when woods road goes right
[ 5.35] At fork keep left on Victory Trail where it becomes paved
[ 5.50] At fork keep left on Victory Trail
[ 5.60] Victory Trail leaves the woods road as footpath to the left at large transformer
[ 6.45] Turn right on red dot on white Ramapo Dunderberg Trail and climb steeply
[ 6.60] Views at Tom Jones Mountain with shelter on right
[ 7.00] Cross Route 106 and follow RD Trail right as it parallels Route 106 before veering away
[ 7.60] Left on white-blazed Nurian Trail at Black Rock
[ 7.95] Rock hop creek, go uphill briefly then turn left on White Bar Trail at T-intersection
[ 8.15] Keep left on White Bar towards Route 106 when woods road goes right
[ 8.20] Just before red and black barrier at Route 106, turn left on White Bar
[ 8.40] Cross Route 106 to parking lot
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