Harriman State Park
Black Rock Mountain–Tom Jones Mountain, 8 summits
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,197 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Black Rock Mountain–Tom Jones Mountain, 8 summits is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Tuxedo Park, NY. The route passes Lake Sebago, Parker Cabin Mountain, Tom Jones Mountain and Nurian Sunset Point before reaching Black Rock Mountain at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 2,197 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Black Rock Mountain–Tom Jones Mountain, 8 summits
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,197 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 772–1,363 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: 41.19309, -74.14259
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Sebago.
- 150 ftBear right onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto White Bar/Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Bar Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Victory/White Bar Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto White Bar Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto White Cross Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Triangle/Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Parker Cabin Mountain.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Tom Jones Mountain.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Nurian Sunset Point.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Black Rock Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Triangle/Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto White Cross Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto White Bar Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Victory/White Bar Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto White Bar Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto White Bar/Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~131 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Monitor Rock–Lake Sebago, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Claudius Smith Den–Lake Sebago, 3 cliffs 3.2 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Diamond Mountain–Lake Sebago, 5 lakes 4.4 mi · ▲ 906 ft
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