Turkey Hill Pond–Owl Lake, 4 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,781 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Turkey Hill Pond–Owl Lake, 4 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Willow Grove, NY. The route passes Owl Lake and Turkey Hill Pond. It climbs 1,781 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi489 – 974 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Beech Trail 41.25285, -74.06634
Nearest town Willow Grove, NY
Directions
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Turkey Hill Pond–Owl Lake, 4 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,781 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Elevation 490–973 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Beech Trail · 41.25285, -74.06634
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beech Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Red Cross Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Owl Lake.
- 100 ftBear left onto Owl Lake Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto 1779 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail;1779 Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto 1779 Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Summer Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Turkey Hill Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Popolopen Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Turkey Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Summer Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 1779 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail;1779 Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto 1779 Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Owl Lake Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Red Cross Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Beech Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
68% dirt1% paved31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 6:59 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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