Harriman State Park

Pulpit–Lake Skenonto, 8 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Pulpit–Lake Skenonto, 8 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Southfields, NY. The route passes New Sebago Beach and Lake Skenonto before reaching Pulpit at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,432 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 1,227 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Victory Trail 41.21985, -74.13602
Nearest town Southfields, NY

Directions

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Pulpit–Lake Skenonto, 8 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Elevation 586–1,226 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: Victory Trail · 41.21985, -74.13602

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start on Victory Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass New Sebago Beach.
  3. 0.5 miPass Lake Skenonto.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Triangle Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hypotenuse Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto White Bar Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto White Bar/Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto White Bar Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left onto Kakiat Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Kakiat/Stony Brook Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kakiat Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Hillburn-Torne Sebago Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Seven Hills Trail, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftBear left onto Hillburn-Torne Sebago Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Raccoon Brook Hills Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftReach Pulpit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Hillburn-Torne Sebago Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miBear right onto Seven Hills Trail, heading N.
  20. 100 ftBear left onto Hillburn-Torne Sebago Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kakiat Trail, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kakiat/Stony Brook Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kakiat Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right onto White Bar Trail, heading W.
  26. 1.1 miBear left onto White Bar/Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Bar Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miBear right onto Hypotenuse Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Triangle Trail, heading NW.
  30. 400 ftBear right onto Victory Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.9 miArrive 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 6:43 AMSunset 6:59 PM

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