Harriman State Park
Nurian Sunset Point–Green Pond, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 980 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Nurian Sunset Point–Green Pond, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Southfields, NY. The route passes Green Pond before reaching Nurian Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 980 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Nurian Sunset Point–Green Pond, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 980 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 700–1,274 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: 41.24798, -74.15419
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nurian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Green Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Island Pond Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Nurian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Nurian/White Bar Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Nurian Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Nurian Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Nurian/White Bar Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nurian Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Island Pond Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Nurian Trail, heading NW.
- 1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint–Green Pond, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,078 ft
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