Harriman State Park
Cat's Elbow–Timp-Torne Viewpoint, 8 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,678 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Cat's Elbow–Timp-Torne Viewpoint, 8 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Baileytown, NY. The route passes Lake Tiorati, Harriman State Park Beach, Cat's Elbow and Timp-Torne Viewpoint. It climbs 2,678 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cat's Elbow–Timp-Torne Viewpoint, 8 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,678 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Elevation 625–1,314 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: 41.27544, -74.08743
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Tiorati.
- 50 ftPass Harriman State Park Beach.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Bockey Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Menomine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto 1779 Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miPass Cat's Elbow.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Timp-Torne Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Timp-Torne Viewpoint.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Fawn Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Cat's Elbow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Timp-Torne Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto 1779 Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Red Cross Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Menomine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bockey Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 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 5.7 mi in (~169 min). Leave by 4:13 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Tiorati–Harriman State Park Beach, 3 beaches 2.5 mi · ▲ 425 ft
- Fingerboard Mountain–Lake Tiorati, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Surebridge Mountain–Fingerboard Mountain, 6 summits 6.4 mi · ▲ 932 ft
- Fingerboard Mountain–Lake Tiorati Loop, 6 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 939 ft
- Lake Tiorati–Harriman State Park Beach, 6 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 852 ft
- Red Cross Viewpoint–Lake Tiorati, 8 sights 11.3 mi · ▲ 1,922 ft
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