Lake Welch & Harriman State Park Beach via Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail
1 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 24 min
Lake Welch & Harriman State Park Beach via Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Willow Grove, NY. The route passes Harriman State Park Beach before reaching Lake Welch at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lake Welch & Harriman State Park Beach via Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail
1 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 24 min
Elevation 894–1,039 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail · 41.23006, -74.06101
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Harriman State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Welch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive 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
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