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Harriman State Park

Red Arrow Trail & Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,916 ft · 6 hr 45 min

Red Arrow Trail & Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Suffern, NY. It climbs 2,916 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 1,214 ft · steepest grade: 35%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail 41.11885, -74.15782
Nearest town Suffern, NY
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Red Arrow Trail & Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,916 ft · 6 hr 45 min

Elevation 303–1,214 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail · 41.11885, -74.15782

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

Transit-accessible: Suffern stop 674 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  2. 4.1 miBear right onto Kakiat Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading E.
  4. 2.2 miBear right onto Pine Meadow/Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Second Pittsboro Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Many Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Arrow Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miReach Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tuxedo-Mount Ivy Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Many Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftTurn left onto Second Pittsboro Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Pine Meadow/Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  17. 2.2 miBear right onto Kakiat Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  19. 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/red-arrow-trail-out-back

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Suffern stop 674 m from the trailhead

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