Surebridge Mountain–Island Pond, 9 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Arden, NY. The route passes Island Pond, Lemon squeezer rock gap, Lemon Squeezer and 2 more before reaching Lake Skannatati at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,766 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi574 – 1,237 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 41.26471, -74.15434
Nearest town Arden, NY
Directions
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Surebridge Mountain–Island Pond, 9 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,766 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 575–1,238 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.26471, -74.15434
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miPass Island Pond.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Lemon squeezer rock gap.
- 50 ftPass Lemon Squeezer.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail / Long Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Surebridge Mountain.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Long Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miPass Lake Askoti.
- 50 ftPass Lake Skannatati.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Long Path, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Surebridge Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Long Path, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Arden-Surebridge Trail / Long Path, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Appalachian Trail Trailhead
- Lake Stahahe & Stahahe Brook Trail via Arden-Surebridge Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Old Arden Road via Arden-Surebridge Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Nurian Trail & Stahahe Brook Trail 4 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Island Pond–Island Pond Road, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 813 ft
- Green Pond & Nurian Trail via Arden-Surebridge Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 680 ft
- Lake Stahahe–Island Pond Loop, 7 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 968 ft
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