Clarence Fahnestock State Park - New York State Parks
New Trailheads and Parking Lots at Fahnestock - The Highlands Current
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 41.420584, -73.868904
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| Dennytown Road Appalachian Trail Parking |
TRAIL MAP:
East Hudson Trails Map 103 - NY-NJ Trail Conference
Clarence Fahnestock State Park Trail Map - New York State Parks
HIKE DISTANCE: 12.7 miles
THE HIKE:
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| Taking the Appalachian Trail northbound for the first 4 miles of the hike. We would be returning from the 3 Lakes Trail. |
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| Crossing Sunken Mine Road. |
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| Crossing the blue 3 Lakes Trail. |
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| Coming up on Route 301. |
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| Canopus Lake |
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| It's a short road walk on Route 301 with new (as of June 2021) AT parking on the left up ahead and the AT continuing at the kiosk on the right. |
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| Leaving the AT on the blue Fahnestock Trail. |
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| The red Charcoal Burners Trail joins in from the left. |
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| Beaver Pond |
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| Staying left on blue when red leaves to the right. |
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| Left on blue when white starts to the right. |
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| It's much easier hiking on a smoother woods road for a bit. |
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| Leaving blue and taking the yellow Perkins Trail straight ahead. |
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| Yellow leaves to the left as a footpath. |
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| It descends steeply ... |
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| ... crosses Glynwood Road ... |
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| ... then rock hops over Clove Creek. |
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| Clove Creek |
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| The yellow trail then follows along scenic Clove Creek for a while. |
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| Ascending to the left leaving Clove Creek. |
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| The trail becomes mowed grass at the top - a welcome change after miles of rugged trail. |
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| Coming up on the new (as of June 2021) parking lot. |
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| I missed the turn to stay on yellow here. It actually goes behind the parking lot. |
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| I road walked to the kiosk up head ... |
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| ... where the white trail passes behind and leads directly to the yellow trail to the right. |
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| Yellow crosses the parking lot access road. |
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| At the end of yellow, right on the red Charcoal Burners Trail. |
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| Crossing back over Route 301. |
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| Crossing over the yellow Old Mine Railroad Trail. |
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| At the end of red, right on the blue 3 Lakes Trail for the rest of the way. |
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| John Allen Pond |
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| The 3 Lakes Trail turns right on Sunken Mine Road. |
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| The trail leaves Sunken Mine Road to the left. |
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| This is a steep descent and I was glad I made it through that part before the sun set completely. |
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| Passing by the opposite end of the swamp from the beginning of the hike. |
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| Coming off the trail at the ruins along the edge of the parking lot just before dark. |
