Harriman State Park
Breakneck Pond–Third Reservoir, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,817 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Breakneck Pond–Third Reservoir, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Pomona Heights, NY. The route passes Third Reservoir before reaching Breakneck Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,817 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Breakneck Pond–Third Reservoir, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,817 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 405–1,229 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: 41.17585, -74.08466
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miPass Third Reservoir.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Breakneck Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Breakneck Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Breakneck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Breakneck Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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