1779 Trail & Red Cross Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft · 3 hr 28 min
1779 Trail & Red Cross Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Willow Grove, NY. It climbs 1,117 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi446 – 974 ft8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Beech Trail 41.25285, -74.06634
Nearest town Willow Grove, NY
Directions
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1779 Trail & Red Cross Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 448–973 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Beech Trail · 41.25285, -74.06634
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beech Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Red Cross Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miBear right onto 1779 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Red Cross Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Red Cross Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Beech Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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