Harriman State Park
Black Rock Mountain–Island Pond, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Black Rock Mountain–Island Pond, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Arden, NY. The route passes Island Pond before reaching Black Rock Mountain at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 497 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Black Rock Mountain–Island Pond, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 966–1,367 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.26099, -74.14052
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Island Pond.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto White Bar Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dunning Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Black Rock Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dunning Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto White Bar Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian Trail Trailhead
- Surebridge Mountain–Island Pond, 5 cliffs 2.9 mi · ▲ 543 ft
- Lake Stahahe–Island Pond, 5 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 739 ft
- Upper Lake Cohasset–Island Pond, 4 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft
- Island Pond–Green Pond, 6 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,160 ft
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