Surebridge Mountain–Island Pond, 8 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,616 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Surebridge Mountain–Island Pond, 8 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Willow Grove, NY. The route passes Surebridge Mountain, Lemon Squeezer, Lemon squeezer rock gap and Island Pond. It climbs 1,616 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Surebridge Mountain–Island Pond, 8 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,616 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 741–1,238 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Beech Trail · 41.25285, -74.06634
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beech Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Red Cross Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Long Path, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Arden-Surebridge Trail / Long Path, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Surebridge Mountain.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lemon Squeezer.
- 100 ftPass Lemon squeezer rock gap.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Island Pond.
- 0.4 miReach Surebridge Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail / Long Path, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Long Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Red Cross Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Hasenclever Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Beech Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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