Harriman State Park
Lake Stahahe–Island Pond, 5 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Lake Stahahe–Island Pond, 5 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Arden, NY. The route passes Island Pond and Green Pond before reaching Lake Stahahe at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 739 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lake Stahahe–Island Pond, 5 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 679–1,098 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.26099, -74.14052
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Island Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Island Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Island Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Green Pond.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dunning Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Nurian Trail, heading W.
- 1 miReach Lake Stahahe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Dunning Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Island Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Island Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian Trail Trailhead
- Surebridge Mountain–Island Pond, 5 cliffs 2.9 mi · ▲ 543 ft
- Black Rock Mountain–Island Pond, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- Upper Lake Cohasset–Island Pond, 4 lakes 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft
- Island Pond–Green Pond, 6 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,160 ft
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