Harriman State Park
Tom Jones Mountain–Parker Cabin Mountain Loop, 6 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Tom Jones Mountain–Parker Cabin Mountain Loop, 6 sights is a 4.4-mile loop in Harriman State Park near Southfields, NY. The route passes Parker Cabin Mountain and Tom Jones Mountain. It climbs 1,323 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tom Jones Mountain–Parker Cabin Mountain Loop, 6 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 679–1,284 ft
Loop · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Island Pond Road · 41.23619, -74.15028
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start on White Bar Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Tom Jones Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Triangle/White Bar Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Triangle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Triangle/Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Parker Cabin Mountain.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Tom Jones Mountain.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Nurian Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto White Bar Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Island Pond Road, heading W.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Island Pond Road Trailhead
- Island Pond Road & Stahahe High Peak Trail 2 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Nurian Sunset Point–Green Pond Loop, 5 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Island Pond–Green Pond Loop, 5 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Triangle Trail & White Bar Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,374 ft
- Ramapo-Dunderberg Viewpoint–Dunning Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 639 ft
- Parker Cabin Hollow Trail & White Bar Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft
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