AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Harriman State Park

Barnes Lake & Long Path

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,590 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Barnes Lake & Long Path is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Baileytown, NY. The route reaches Barnes Lake at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,590 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 1,168 ft · steepest grade: 29%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Turkey Hill Parking 41.31577, -74.05003
Nearest town Baileytown, NY
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Barnes Lake & Long Path

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,590 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 711–1,167 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: Turkey Hill Parking · 41.31577, -74.05003

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start on Turkey Hill Parking, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 2.3 miReach Barnes Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Long Path, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/barnes-lake-long-path-out-back-10-km-d686

Trail surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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