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Doodletown Bridle Path & Timp-Torne Trail via 1777 West Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Fort Clinton, NY. It climbs 728 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 919 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 41.30801, -74.00045
Nearest town Fort Clinton, NY

Directions

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Doodletown Bridle Path & Timp-Torne Trail via 1777 West Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 728 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 442–918 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.30801, -74.00045

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto 1777 West Trail, heading SW.
  4. 400 ftBear right onto Doodletown Bridle Path, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Fawn Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Timp-Torne Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto 1777 West Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 3 min before dark.

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