Harriman State Park
Turkey Hill Pond–Barnes Lake, 4 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,213 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Turkey Hill Pond–Barnes Lake, 4 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Fort Clinton, NY. The route passes Turkey Hill Pond before reaching Barnes Lake at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 2,213 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Turkey Hill Pond–Barnes Lake, 4 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,213 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Elevation 337–1,167 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Camp Shea Road · 41.32378, -74.00889
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Timp-Torne Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Popolopen Gorge Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Queensboro Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Popolopen Gorge Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass Turkey Hill Pond.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Long Path, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.3 miPass Barnes Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Turkey Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Popolopen Gorge Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Queensboro Road, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Popolopen Gorge Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Timp-Torne Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 4.4 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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