Harriman State Park
Big Hill–Breakneck Pond, 9 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Big Hill–Breakneck Pond, 9 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Ladentown, NY. The route passes Breakneck Pond, Third Reservoir, Third Reservoir and 3 more. It climbs 472 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big Hill–Breakneck Pond, 9 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 952–1,264 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Breakneck Road · 41.20940, -74.09303
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 71°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Breakneck Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Breakneck Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Third Reservoir Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Third Reservoir.
- 0.3 miPass Third Reservoir.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Service Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Second Reservoir Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Second Reservoir.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Long Path/Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftPass Big Hill.
- 50 ftPass Suffern-Bear Mountain Viewpoint.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Breakneck Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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More from Breakneck Road Trailhead
- Breakneck Pond–Breakneck Mountain Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 382 ft
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