Herberts Mine Road–Timp Pass Road, 3 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Fort Clinton, NY. It climbs 2,267 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Herberts Mine Road–Timp Pass Road, 3 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 2,267 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Elevation 459–1,250 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.30801, -74.00045
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto 1777 West Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Timp-Torne Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Herberts Mine Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Timp Pass Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Timp-Torne Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Herberts Mine Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Timp-Torne Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto 1777 West Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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