Harriman State Park
Upper Lake Cohasset–Island Pond, 4 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Upper Lake Cohasset–Island Pond, 4 lakes is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Arden, NY. The route passes Island Pond, Lemon squeezer rock gap and Lemon Squeezer before reaching Upper Lake Cohasset at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,192 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Upper Lake Cohasset–Island Pond, 4 lakes
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 953–1,307 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.26099, -74.14052
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Island Pond.
- 0.5 miPass Lemon squeezer rock gap.
- 50 ftPass Lemon Squeezer.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Long Path, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Upper Lake Cohasset, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miArrive 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
More from Appalachian Trail Trailhead
- Surebridge Mountain–Island Pond, 5 cliffs 2.9 mi · ▲ 543 ft
- Black Rock Mountain–Island Pond, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- Lake Stahahe–Island Pond, 5 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 739 ft
- Island Pond–Green Pond, 6 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,160 ft
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