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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.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 1,250 ft · steepest grade: 31%8.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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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

  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. 0.6 miSharp right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left onto Timp-Torne Trail, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Herberts Mine Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Timp Pass Road, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miReach Timp-Torne Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Herberts Mine Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miBear right onto Timp-Torne Trail, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.6 miSharp left onto 1777 West Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 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

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:21 PM

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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