Harriman State Park
Doodletown Bridle Path & Horn Hill Loop via Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,787 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Doodletown Bridle Path & Horn Hill Loop via Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Bulsontown, NY. It climbs 1,787 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Doodletown Bridle Path & Horn Hill Loop via Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,787 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 399–1,261 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Horn Hill Loop · 41.29169, -74.02420
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horn Hill Loop, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Timp-Torne Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Doodletown Bridle Path, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Horn Hill Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Timp-Torne Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Horn Hill Loop, heading SW.
- 0.7 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 1.9 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Horn Hill Loop Trailhead
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- Timp-Torne Viewpoint–Horn Hill Loop, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 885 ft
- Red Cross Viewpoint–Cat's Elbow, 6 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,148 ft
- The Timp–The Timp, NYC view, 7 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,356 ft
- The Timp–The Timp, NYC view, 8 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,445 ft
- Doodletown Road & Horn Hill Loop via Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,976 ft
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