Harriman State Park
Turkey Hill Pond–Popolopen Gorge Trail, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Turkey Hill Pond–Popolopen Gorge Trail, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Fort Clinton, NY. The route reaches Turkey Hill Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 481 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Turkey Hill Pond–Popolopen Gorge Trail, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 337–618 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 miBear right onto Summer Hill Road, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Turkey Hill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left onto Popolopen Gorge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Queensboro Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn 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 E.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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