Claudius Smith Den–Lake Sebago, 5 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,384 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Claudius Smith Den–Lake Sebago, 5 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Tuxedo Park, NY. The route passes Old Sebago Beach and Lake Sebago before reaching Claudius Smith Den at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,384 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Claudius Smith Den–Lake Sebago, 5 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,384 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 742–1,123 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: 41.19812, -74.12952
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Old Sebago Beach.
- 50 ftPass Lake Sebago.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Seven Hills Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Diamond Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto White Bar/Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Claudius Smith Den, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto White Bar/Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Diamond Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Seven Hills Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 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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- Lake Sebago–Old Sebago Beach, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 323 ft
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- Monitor Rock–Lake Sebago, 5 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 668 ft
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- Lake Sebago–Old Sebago Beach Loop, 7 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 902 ft
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