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.
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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
- Start on Long Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Askoti.
- 50 ftPass Lake Skannatati.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Lake Askoti Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Askoti-Tiorati Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lake Askoti Loop, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Red Cross Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Bockey Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail;Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach Appalachian Trail;Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bockey Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Red Cross Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Askoti Loop, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Askoti-Tiorati Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lake Askoti Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Long Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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