Highland Lakes State Park

Tamms Pond–Highland Lake, 6 sights

7 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Tamms Pond–Highland Lake, 6 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Highland Lakes State Park near Stony Ford, NY. The route passes Highland Lake, Tamms Pond, Spano Pond and Spano Pond. It climbs 676 ft. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 705 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47790, -74.31859
Nearest town Stony Ford, NY

Directions

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Tamms Pond–Highland Lake, 6 sights

7 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 452–704 ft

Out & Back · Highland Lakes State Park

Trailhead: 41.47790, -74.31859

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Oak Road West, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Camp Orange Road, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miPass Highland Lake.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Pufftown Road, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miPass Tamms Pond.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 400 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miPass Spano Pond.
  27. 300 ftBear left onto Green Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miPass Spano Pond.
  29. 0.2 miBear right onto Oak Road, heading NE.
  30. 0.9 miSharp left onto Camp Orange Road, heading SW.
  31. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miBear right onto Oak Road West, heading SW.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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