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Harriman State Park

Island Pond–Lemon Squeezer, 6 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Island Pond–Lemon Squeezer, 6 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Arden, NY. The route passes Island Pond, Lemon squeezer rock gap and Lemon Squeezer. It climbs 494 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi968 – 1,211 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crooked Road 41.26252, -74.13499
Nearest town Arden, NY
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Island Pond–Lemon Squeezer, 6 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 966–1,209 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: Crooked Road · 41.26252, -74.13499

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

  1. Start on Crooked Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Island Pond.
  4. 0.2 miPass Lemon squeezer rock gap.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftPass Lemon Squeezer.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail / Long Path, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto White Bar Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 300 ftSharp left onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Island Pond Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Crooked Road, heading E.
  16. 0.2 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-lemon-squeezer-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Hikes near Arden, New York