Bear–Knee Caps, 4 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Bear–Knee Caps, 4 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Stony Hollow, NY. It climbs 476 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi397 – 577 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Central 41.97668, -74.06715
Nearest town Stony Hollow, NY

Directions

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Bear–Knee Caps, 4 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 396–578 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: South Central · 41.97668, -74.06715

Weather Sep 9: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start on South Central, heading SE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftBear right onto Jockey Hill Road, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto South Central, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Knee Caps, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miBear right onto Quilty, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miSharp right onto Wintergreen Road Connector, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bear, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miReach South Central, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Wintergreen Road Connector, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Quilty, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miBear left onto Knee Caps, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto South Central, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jockey Hill Road, heading N.
  15. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 450 ftTurn right onto South Central, heading NW.
  17. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:18 PM

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