AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Harriman State Park

Island Pond–Crooked Road, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Island Pond–Crooked Road, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Arden, NY. The route reaches Island Pond. It climbs 553 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi968 – 1,211 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crooked Road 41.26526, -74.13434
Nearest town Arden, NY
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Island Pond–Crooked Road, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 966–1,209 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: Crooked Road · 41.26526, -74.13434

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

  1. Start on Crooked Road, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Island Pond.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Pond Road, heading S.
  5. 250 ftReach Island Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Island Pond Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Crooked Road, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/island-pond-crooked-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Hikes near Arden, New York