ABOUT THE PARK:
South Mountain County Park - County of Rockland, NY
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 41.184372, -74.036216
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| Gurnee County Park Parking Lot |
TRAIL MAPS:
Hudson Palisades Trail Map #112 - New York New Jersey Trail Conference
South Mountain Park - County of Rockland, NY
South Mountain County Park, NY at EveryTrail
HIKE DISTANCE: 4.3 miles
Hiked together with
Mount Ivy County Park - 2.4 miles
THE HIKE:
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| The Long Path runs through South Mountain County Park and starts at the parking lot entrance but we went to check out the amphitheater first which is beyond the gate. |
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| Looks like this must be it. |
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| Back to the parking lot entrance to get on the Long Path. |
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| Now we are on top of the amphitheater. |
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| Sun rising over the mountains. |
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| A few little glimpses of views to the right before ... |
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| ...views of New York City. |
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| At the tower you can take a service road or the Long Path. |
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| We took the service road and looped back on the Long Path. |
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| The service road ends at Route 33, turn left before the gate to get back on the Long Path. |
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| This is the more rugged section of the Long Path through South Mountain County Park. |
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| Retracing back. |
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| I was picking up litter on the way back and went to pick this up but the cup was ice cold so I left it. I shouldn't have. There was nobody else in the parking lot when I got back. Lazy #&*$^*# people :( |
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| Back at the parking lot. |
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| The rest of the litter I picked up. |
On to Mt. Ivy County Park, a 1.5 mile drive away.
