Surebridge Mountain–Lake Skannatati, 8 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Arden, NY. The route passes Lake Askoti, Lake Skannatati, Surebridge Mountain and Lemon Squeezer before reaching Lemon squeezer rock gap at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 781 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi892 – 1,237 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Long Path 41.24210, -74.10225
Nearest town Arden, NY
Directions
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Surebridge Mountain–Lake Skannatati, 8 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 781 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 893–1,238 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Long Path · 41.24210, -74.10225
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Long Path, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Askoti.
- 50 ftPass Lake Skannatati.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
- 0.5 miPass Surebridge Mountain.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lemon Squeezer.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lemon squeezer rock gap.
- 50 ftReach Surebridge Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail / Long Path, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Long Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Long Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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