Harriman State Park
Big Hill–Suffern-Bear Mountain Viewpoint, 4 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 52 min
Big Hill–Suffern-Bear Mountain Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Willow Grove, NY. The route passes Big Hill before reaching Suffern-Bear Mountain Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 468 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big Hill–Suffern-Bear Mountain Viewpoint, 4 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 52 min
Elevation 1,051–1,271 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: 41.22442, -74.06878
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Long Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Path/Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftPass Suffern-Bear Mountain Viewpoint.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Big Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Path/Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Long Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Suffern-Bear Mountain, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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