Townsend Trail / Wildcat Mountain Trail & Wildcat Mountain Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Tuxedo, NY. It climbs 1,199 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi492 – 1,083 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wildcat Mountain Trail 41.23000, -74.18412
Nearest town Tuxedo, NY
Directions
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Townsend Trail / Wildcat Mountain Trail & Wildcat Mountain Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 491–1,084 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Wildcat Mountain Trail · 41.23000, -74.18412
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wildcat Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Townsend Trail / Wildcat Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Wildcat Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Wildcat Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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