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Harriman State Park

Big Hill–Pine Meadow Lake, 12 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,091 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Big Hill–Pine Meadow Lake, 12 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Tuxedo Park, NY. The route passes Pine Meadow Lake, Lake Wanoksink, Big Hill and 2 more. It climbs 2,091 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 1,263 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pine Meadow Trail 41.17364, -74.16848
Nearest town Tuxedo Park, NY
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Big Hill–Pine Meadow Lake, 12 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,091 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Elevation 442–1,265 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: Pine Meadow Trail · 41.17364, -74.16848

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pine Meadow Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Stony Brook Trail, heading E.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hillburn-Torne Sebago Trail, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kakiat Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left onto Pine Meadow Road West, heading E.
  9. 50 ftPass Pine Meadow Lake.
  10. 0.5 miPass Lake Wanoksink.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Old Woodtown Road West, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Meadow Road West, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miBear left onto Breakneck Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miPass Big Hill.
  17. 50 ftPass Suffern-Bear Mountain Viewpoint.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Path/Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Long Path, heading NE.
  20. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 300 ftPass First Reservoir.
  22. 100 ftTurn left onto Old Turnpike Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Woodtown Road, heading SE.
  24. 400 ftReach Big Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 400 ftTurn right onto Old Turnpike Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 450 ftTurn left onto Long Path, heading SE.
  28. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Long Path/Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Breakneck Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  31. 1.3 miBear right onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading S.
  32. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pine Meadow Road West, heading S.
  33. 0.7 miTurn left onto Old Woodtown Road West, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Pine Meadow Road West, heading SW.
  35. 0.7 miSharp right onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 0.5 miTurn left onto Kakiat Trail, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  39. 0.3 miBear right onto Hillburn-Torne Sebago Trail, heading SW.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  41. 0.7 miBear left onto Stony Brook Trail, heading W.
  42. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading W.
  43. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/big-hill-out-back-acc7

Trail surface

79% dirt17% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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