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Harriman State Park

Island Pond–Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint, 7 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,817 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Island Pond–Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Willow Grove, NY. The route passes Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint before reaching Island Pond at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 1,817 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 1,348 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beech Trail 41.25285, -74.06634
Nearest town Willow Grove, NY
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Island Pond–Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint, 7 sights

13.1 mi · ▲ 1,817 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 741–1,348 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: Beech Trail · 41.25285, -74.06634

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Beech Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Red Cross Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.5 miSharp right onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Long Path, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miPass Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Dunning Trail, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Dunning Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left onto White Bar/Dunning Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dunning Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Island Pond Road, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miReach Island Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miBear left onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 250 ftBear left onto Dunning Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto White Bar/Dunning Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right onto Dunning Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Dunning Trail, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 250 ftBear left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading S.
  29. 1 miBear right onto Long Path, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading E.
  31. 1.1 miSharp left onto Red Cross Trail, heading E.
  32. 1.5 miSharp right onto Hasenclever Road, heading SE.
  33. 0.6 miTurn left onto Beech Trail, heading SE.
  34. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/island-pond-ramapo-dunderberg-viewpoint-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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