Harriman State Park
Tom Jones Mountain–Nurian Sunset Point, 4 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Tom Jones Mountain–Nurian Sunset Point, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Southfields, NY. The route passes Tom Jones Mountain and Nurian Sunset Point. It climbs 1,410 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tom Jones Mountain–Nurian Sunset Point, 4 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 924–1,366 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Victory Trail · 41.22781, -74.14818
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Victory Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Tom Jones Mountain.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Nurian Sunset Point.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bald Rocks Shelter Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Dunning Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Dunning Trail / Long Path, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Tom Jones Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Dunning Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Rocks Shelter Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Victory Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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