Harriman State Park

Tom Jones Mountain–Green Pond, 4 beaches

8.8 mi · ▲ 2,028 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Tom Jones Mountain–Green Pond, 4 beaches is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Arden, NY. The route passes Green Pond and Tom Jones Mountain before reaching New Sebago Beach at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 2,028 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 1,283 ft · steepest grade: 26%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 41.26471, -74.15434
Nearest town Arden, NY

Directions

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Tom Jones Mountain–Green Pond, 4 beaches

8.8 mi · ▲ 2,028 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 551–1,284 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

  1. Start on Elk Pen Road, heading S.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftTurn right onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Island Pond Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miPass Green Pond.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Nurian Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Nurian/White Bar Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Nurian Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading E.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.8 miPass Tom Jones Mountain.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Victory Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miPass New Sebago Beach.
  14. 50 ftReach Tom Jones Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Nurian Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Nurian/White Bar Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nurian Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.5 miBear right onto Island Pond Road, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading N.
  24. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 500 ftBear right onto Elk Pen Road, heading N.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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