Upper Lake Cohasset–Lake Skannatati, 6 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Harriman State Park near Arden, NY. The route passes Lake Askoti and Lake Skannatati before reaching Upper Lake Cohasset at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 754 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi892 – 1,191 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Long Path 41.24062, -74.10163
Nearest town Arden, NY
Directions
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Upper Lake Cohasset–Lake Skannatati, 6 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 754 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 893–1,193 ft
Out & Back · Harriman State Park
Trailhead: Long Path · 41.24062, -74.10163
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Long Path, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Askoti.
- 50 ftPass Lake Skannatati.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Long Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Arden-Surebridge Trail / Long Path, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Surebridge Swamp Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Upper Lake Cohasset, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Arden-Surebridge Trail / Long Path, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Long Path, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Arden-Surebridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Long Path, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:59 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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