Harriman State Park

Pingyp Mountain–Silver Mine Lake, 4 sights

10.3 mi · ▲ 2,361 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Pingyp Mountain–Silver Mine Lake, 4 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Baileytown, NY. The route passes Silver Mine Lake and Pingyp Mountain. It climbs 2,361 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 1,079 ft · steepest grade: 40%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29537, -74.06021
Nearest town Baileytown, NY · Official trailhead info (parks.ny.gov)

Directions

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Pingyp Mountain–Silver Mine Lake, 4 sights

10.3 mi · ▲ 2,361 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Elevation 401–1,079 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: 41.29537, -74.06021

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Silver Mine Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Silver Mine Ski Center, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto Menomine Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.4 miBear right onto 1779 Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miPass Pingyp Mountain.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miReach Pingyp Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 1 miTurn left onto 1779 Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Red Cross Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.4 miTurn right onto Menomine Trail, heading NW.
  17. 2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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