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Harriman State Park

Upper Lake Cohasset & Appalachian Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 813 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Upper Lake Cohasset & Appalachian Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Newburgh Junction, NY. The route reaches Upper Lake Cohasset. It climbs 813 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi955 – 1,352 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.27104, -74.11412
Nearest town Newburgh Junction, NY
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Upper Lake Cohasset & Appalachian Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 813 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 953–1,352 ft

Out & Back · Harriman State Park

Trailhead: 41.27104, -74.11412

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Upper Lake Cohasset.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Surebridge Swamp Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miSharp right onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading S.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Bottle Cap Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Surebridge Swamp Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Long Path, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-lake-cohasset-appalachian-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

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