Highland Lakes State Park
Tamms Pond–Highland Lake, 6 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Tamms Pond–Highland Lake, 6 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Highland Lakes State Park near Collabar, NY. The route passes Tamms Pond before reaching Highland Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 435 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi453 – 728 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51597, -74.30979
Nearest town Collabar, NY
Directions
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Tamms Pond–Highland Lake, 6 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 452–728 ft
Out & Back · Highland Lakes State Park
Trailhead: 41.51597, -74.30979
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Center Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lower Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Tamms Pond.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Camp Orange Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftPass Highland Lake.
- 100 ftBear right onto Pufftown Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Center Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lower Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Center Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
More from this trailhead
- Center Ridge Trail & Lower Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Tamms Pond–Green Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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