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Appalachian Trail;Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint–Lake Skannatati, 7 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Arden, NY. The route passes Lake Askoti and Lake Skannatati before reaching Appalachian Trail;Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 1,236 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 1,204 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Path 41.24062, -74.10163
Nearest town Arden, NY

Directions

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Appalachian Trail;Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint–Lake Skannatati, 7 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 892–1,202 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: Long Path · 41.24062, -74.10163

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Long Path, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Askoti.
  3. 50 ftPass Lake Skannatati.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Lake Askoti Loop, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Askoti-Tiorati Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Lake Askoti Loop, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Red Cross Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left onto Bockey Swamp Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail;Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.6 miReach Appalachian Trail;Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bockey Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right onto Red Cross Trail, heading SW.
  15. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Askoti Loop, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miBear left onto Askoti-Tiorati Trail, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Lake Askoti Loop, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Long Path, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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