Harriman State Park

Kakiat Trail–Many Swamp Trail, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,409 ft · 5 hr

Kakiat Trail–Many Swamp Trail, 3 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Ladentown, NY. It climbs 2,409 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 1,230 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.18622, -74.07574
Nearest town Ladentown, NY

Directions

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Kakiat Trail–Many Swamp Trail, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,409 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 332–1,229 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: 41.18622, -74.07574

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Many Swamp Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miSharp left onto Squirrel Swamp Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Pine Meadow Road East, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Meadow Road East, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left onto Kakiat Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.3 miReach Many Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left onto Pine Meadow Road East, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Pine Meadow Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Pine Meadow Road East, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Squirrel Swamp Trail, heading N.
  15. 1 miSharp right onto Squirrel Swamp Track, heading NE.
  16. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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