OUTINGS SCHEDULE · SUMMER 2021 · JULY · AUGUST · SEPTEMBER
Thursday,
7/1 B+
8 B+
Hudson
Highlands Circular CEG
2000+ ft
Bob Fiscina fis6973@tutamail.com
Meeting
place and start time provided upon registration. We will do a loop encompassing the Undercliff,
Breakneck Ridge, Notch and Nelsonville trails.
Rain cancels. TC East Hudson
Trails Map 102.
Tuesday,
7/6 B
6.7 B
Almost
Perpendicular Loop CEG
1705 ft
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c) 201-699-3388
9:15 AM
sharp at the Skate Park, 54 E Village Rd, Tuxedo Park, NY (GPS 41.193228,
-74.182439). We will hike the Ramapo-Dunderberg and Blue Disc Trails to Almost Perpendicular and
return on the Kakiat.
This moderate to strenuous hike is described in Chapter 8 of Circuit
Hikes in Harriman by Don Weise. Severe
inclement weather cancels. TC Southern
Harriman Trails Map 118.
Tuesday,
7/13 B
5.5 A
Bear
Mountain Appalachian Trail Loop CEG
1700 ft
Peter
Reiner psr7777@gmail.com
845-323-7697
9:00 AM in
the Bear Mountain Inn parking lot off Rt 9W.
Parking fee charged. The hike
will begin on the Appalachian Trail climbing up to Perkins Tower. The return will be on the Major Welch Trail
over Bear Mountain and around the lake.
This is a strenuous hike. Rain
cancels hike. TC Northern Harriman Map
119.
Wednesday,
7/14 B
6/8 B
In The
Woods
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c) 201-699-3388
Active
hikers will receive a group email from leader by previous Saturday for
location, time and other details of the hike. Others can contact the leader (by email) by 6
PM on Monday.
Thursday,
7/15 B
5 B+
Storm King
Mountain CEG
1300 ft
Henry Barkhorn hcbarkhorn@hotmail.com
646-853-0824_
10:00 AM
from Highlands Trail parking off Bayview Ave. (Rt. 218) south of Cornwell Landing._ We will hike the Highland, Stillman and Bluebird Trails._Terrific views of the Hudson from Storm King
Mountain and Butter Hill._ Steady rain cancels. _TC West Hudson Trails Map 113._
Saturday,
7/17 B
7.5 B
To Bare
Rock The Long Way CEG
1240 ft
Ross Linegar linegarross@gmail.com
917-319-3166
7:30 AM at
Sterling Forest Visitor’s Center upper lot.
We’ll start by hiking the Bare Rock Trail. After a short break we will continue on the Bare Rock Trail to the Fire Tower Trail,
then onto the West Valley Trail to view an abandoned beaver dam. From there we continue on
the Fire Tower Trail to a rock scramble and then lunch enjoying a view of the
valley. Next is an easy walk to the
Sterling Forest Fire Tower. After a
short break we return to the car park via the Fire Tower and Fire Tower
Connection Trails. Call 917-319-3166
before 7:30 AM if the weather is questionable.
TC Sterling Forest Trails Map 100.
Tuesday,
7/20 B
8.4 B
Hasenclever Mine CEG 1500 ft_
Geoff
Fonseca geofffonseca@yahoo.com
845-390-1937
9:00 AM at
Lake Skannatati parking lot in Harriman State Park._ We will hike the ASB, Red Cross, and Beech Trails and
the Long Path. Precipitation of any kind
cancels. TC Northern Harriman Trails Map
119.
Wednesday,
7/21 B
6.5 B
Boston
Mine & Stahahe High Peak CEG 1382 ft
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c)201-699-3388
9:15 AM
sharp at the parking lot on Rt 106. You
can find it at 1369 Kanawauke Road, Southfields, NY. We will hike the Nurian,
R-D, Lichen, A-SB, White Bar, and Dunning to Green Pond, and the Nurian Trail to Island Pond Road to get to Stahahe High Peak and back to the parking lot. This strenuous hike is described in Don
Weise’s Circuit Hikes in Harriman page 75.
Severe inclement weather cancels. TC Northern Harriman Trails Map 119.
Thursday,
7/22 B
6.5 B+
Butter
Hill/Stillman/Bluebird Loop CEG
1200 ft
Peter
Reiner psr7777@gmail.com
845-323-7697
8:30 AM at
the hikers parking lot on Rt 9W by Storm King State Park. Hike up Butter Hill past the ruins to the
Bluebird and Stillman Trails. Lunch on
top of Storm King Mt. with great views.
Rain cancels hike. TC West Hudson
Map 113.
Tuesday,
7/27 B
4.5 A
Palisades
Interstate Park, Giant Stairs
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c)201-699-3388
9:15 AM at
the parking lot on the State Line Lookout on the Northbound Palisades
Interstate Parkway. This hike is
strenuous. Severe inclement weather
cancels. TC Hudson Palisades Trails Map
109.
Thursday,
7/29 B
6 B
Lunch on
Diamond Mountain
Paul Margiotta pjmm1177@gmail.com
(c)201-693-6705
(morning of hike only)
9:30 AM at
Lake Sebago boat launch off of Seven Lakes Drive. We will do a loop utilizing the 7 Hills and
Buck Trails, Pine Meadow Road and T-MI Trail.
We will take a short detour to a scenic vista on Diamond Mountain for
lunch. TC Southern Harriman Trails Map
118.
Saturday,
7/31 B
8 B+
Schunnemunk Challenge CEG 2221 ft
Ross Linegar linegarross@gmail.com
917-319-3166
7:00 AM at
Otterkill Road parking lot. We’ll ascend by Trestle Trail to Western
Ridge then down Sweet Clover to Barton Swamp Trail and then up the Ridge to Ridge Trail to join the Jessup and take the White
Trail to view one of the park’s attractions, ‘The Megaliths’. Then we continue along the Jessup to the Otterkill and back to the car park. Not for beginners. Call
cell before 6:00 AM if the weather is questionable. TC West Hudson Trails Map 114.
Tuesday,
8/3 B
8.5 B+
Ledges and
Lakes
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c)201-699-3388
9:15 AM at
the parking lot called “Skatepark” behind the Tuxedo Train Station on E.
Village Road in Tuxedo. We will hike the
Ramapo-Dunderberg, Tuxedo-MT Ivy, Triangle, Victory,
and White Bar Trails. This strenuous hike is described in Chapter 9 of Don
Weise’s Circuit Hikes in Harriman.
Severe inclement weather cancels.
TC Southern Harriman Trails Map 118.
Thursday,
8/5 B
7.5 B
Island
Pond Lemon Squeezer Loop CEG
1800_ft
Henry Barkhorn hcbarkhorn@hotmail.com
646-853-0824_
9:30 at
the Elk Pen parking lot. We will hike
the AT over the north end of Island Pond, through the Lemon Squeezer, then
return on the Long Path, White Bar, Dunning, Nurian
and Stahahe Brook trails. Steady rain cancels. TC Northern Harriman Trails Map 119.
Saturday,
8/7 B
9 B+
Hike the
AT For Ice Cream CEG
1300 ft
Peter
Reiner psr7777@gmail.com
845-323-7697
9:30 AM at
the parking area where the Appalachian Trail crosses NY Rt 17A located at
Continental Rd., Warwick, NY (GPS 41.24741067641504, -74.28797700239467). Several great views including Greenwood Lake
and Cat Rock. At the end we will go to
the famous Bellvale Creamery ice cream shop. No beginners please. This is a car shuttle. We will start the hike at the Allis-Sterling
Ridge Trail head parking area (P8) off NY Rt 17A. Rain cancels hike. TC Sterling Forest Map 100.
Tuesday,
8/10 B
6.8 B
Modified
Lake Sebago, Diamond Mountain
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c)201-699-3388
9:15 AM
sharp at the parking lot at end of Johnsontown Road
in the town of Sloatsburg, NY off the Seven Lakes Drive in Harriman Park. We will hike a variety of trails from the
White Bar going North and then to Lake Sebago using the T-MI crossing Seven
Lakes Drive, to Diamond Mountain on the Seven Hills then on the HTS to the T-MI,
and the White Bar returning to the parking lot.
This moderate to strenuous hike is a modification of the hike’s
description from Don Weise’s “Circuit Hikes in Harriman” page 19. Rain cancels.
TC Southern Harriman Trails Map 118.
Thursday,
8/12 C
4.2 C-
Tallman
Mountain State Park CEG
200 ft
Mario
Medici marioAmedici@gmail.com (pref.)
201-396-
9391
10:00 AM
at the Tallman State Park parking lot.
Driving north on Rte. 9W (1.1 miles north of Oak Tree Road), turn right
on Rockland Road at the sign "Tallman Mountain State Park.” TC Hudson Palisades Trails Map 109. There is
no charge for parking on weekdays.
Saturday,
8/14 B
9 B+
Wildcat
Mountain and Indian Hill Loop CEG
2110 ft
Ross Linegar linegarross@gmail.com
917-319-3166
7:00 AM at
the commuter's parking lot at intersection of Rt 17A and Rt 17 (GPS 41.2296200
- 74.1842800). We will hike the Wildcat
Mountain Trail, Furnace Loop, and Indian Hill Loop, enjoying lunch in the
shaded glen. We then rejoin the Furnace
Loop and return to the car park by retracing our steps on the Wildcat Mountain
Trail. Call cell before 7:00 AM if the
weather is questionable. Not for
beginners. TC Sterling Forest Map 100
(P5 parking).
Tuesday,
8/17 B
8.5 B
Elk Pen
Double Loop CEG
1500 ft
Geoff
Fonseca geofffonseca@yahoo.com
845-390-1937_
9:00 AM at
the Elk Pen parking lot in Harriman State Park.
We will hike the AT to Island Pond and the Lemon Squeezer, loop around
the Long Path and AT back to the Lemon Squeezer, then on the ASB to the
southern end of Island Pond for lunch.
We return on the ASB.
Precipitation of any kind cancels.
TC Northern Harriman Trails Map 119.
Thursday,
8/19 B
5.8 B
Norvin Green State Forest
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c)201-699-3388
9:15 AM
sharp at the Otter Hole parking lot, Glenwild Avenue,
Bloomingdale, NJ. We will start on the
Hewitt-Butler Trail to the Posts Brook, Carris Hill,
and Hewitt-Butler Trails passing Yoo-Hoo Point to Wyanokie
High Point, Macopin Trail. Then we catch the Otter Hole Trail to the Wyanokie Circular, Outlaw Trail, Wyanokie
Crest Trail and back on the Otter Hole to the parking lot. This is Hike 37 of “Hike of the Week” by
Daniel Chazin.
Severe inclement weather cancels.
TC North Jersey Trails Map 115.
Tuesday,
8/24 B
7.1 B
Ramapo
Mountain Twin Hill CEG
1300 ft
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c)201-699-3388
9:15 AM at
the parking lot on “Ramapo Mountain State Forest (upper lot)” or “265 Skyline
Drive, Oakland, NJ 07436. We cross the
road going east on the Tamarack Loop Trail to the Yellow to the Schuber Trail and south to the parking lot area. This hike is moderate. Severe inclement weather cancels. TC North Jersey Trails Map 115.
Thursday,
8/26 B+
6.2_B
Russian
Bear CEG
1820 ft
Nick
Loudon nickloudon@comcast.net
973-619-5913
9:30 AM at
the Reeves Visitor Center on Seven Lakes Drive.
We start on the Pine Meadow Trail, and almost immediately turn onto the
Reeves Brook Trail. We turn onto the
Seven Hills Trail and then onto the HTS.
Turning onto the Seven Hills Trail, to Reeves Brook Trail and back to
the start. See Chapter 2, Don Weise’s
Circuit Hikes In Harriman. Rain
cancels. TC Southern Harriman Trails Map
118.
Saturday,
8/28 B
8 A
Bearfort Ridge Loop CEG 2654 ft
Ross Linegar linegarross@gmail.com
917-319-3166
7:30 AM at
the car park just past Union Valley Rd. on Warwick Turnpike (GPS 41.155715,
74.362748). We’ll
hike to Surprise Lake via the Bearfort Ridge Loop and
Ernest Walter Trails, enjoy lunch overlooking Surprise Lake, and then return on
the Bearfort Loop (formerly the Quail Trail). Not for beginners. Call cell before 7:30 AM if the weather is
questionable. North Jersey Trails Map
116.
Tuesday,
8/31 B
6.9 B
Goshen
Mountain Circular CEG
1425 ft
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c)201-699-3388
9:15 AM
sharp at the parking lot for Lake Tiorati Circle on
Seven Lakes Drive. We take the blue
blazed trail to the RD/AT going north to Arden Valley Road then the Long Path
where we connect to the Appalachian Trail.
We continue on the Appalachian Trail, cross
Seven Lakes Drive, and go all the way to the RD Trail. We return by re-crossing Seven Lakes Drive
using the RD back to the AT, crossing Arden Valley Road and then to the blue
blazed trail back to the parking lot.
This hike is described in Don Weise’s “Circuit Hikes in Harriman” page
107. TC Northern Harriman Trails Map 119.
Saturday,
9/4 B+
10 A-
Black Rock
Forest CEG
2000 ft
Mary Gelber mlgel91@aol.com (preferred)
917-922-3203_(NCA 9PM)
8:00 AM at
parking lot on 9W (NOT the main parking lot).
Type “Black Rock Forest Consortium 9W South parking Area” into your
GPS. Hike some of the lesser
known trails of Black Rock Forest as we head into the western area of
the forest and have lunch at the lovely Moretti Outpost. TC West Hudson Map
113.
Tuesday,
9/7 B
6 B
Hibernia
Mines Green Pond Rd.
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c)201-699-3388
9:15 AM
sharp at the parking lot at the intersection of Green Pond Rd & Lower
Hibernia Rd. We hike a variety of trails
from the Four Birds to the Saint Patrick Cemetery, the Hawk Watch
and the Beaver Pond. This hike is
moderate to strenuous. TC Jersey Highlands
Trails Map 125.
Saturday,
9/11 B
6.8 B
The Osborn
Loop CEG
750 ft
Ross Linegar linegarross@gmail.com
201-871-3531
7:30 AM
from the Castle Rock Unique Area hiker parking (GPS 41.370278,-73.945)
to hike the Osborn Loop in Hudson Highlands State Park. From the Bear Mt. Bridge east side, drive
about 4 miles north on Rt 9-D. Look for
the Castle Rock Unique Area sign on your right after a stone wall. Turn in on a farm road following it to the
hiker parking area surrounded by open fields. One of the highlights of this
hike is the viewpoint that looks northwest towards Storm King Mountain, the
United States Military Academy at West Point, and the East Hudson
Highlands. Rain cancels. TC East Hudson Trails Map 101.
Tuesday,
9/14 B_8_B
Tuxedo
Loop CEG
1600 ft
Geoff
Fonseca geofffonseca@yahoo.com
845-390-1937_
9:00 AM at
DEC parking lot at East Village Rd in Tuxedo Park, NY (GPS 41.19571,
-74.18380). We hike on the R-D and TMI
to Claudius Smith Den and the Dutch Doctor, then on the White Bar and Triangle
Trails to Lake Sebago, Lake Skenanto and Parker Cabin
Mountain. Return on the R-D. Rain cancels.
TC Southern Harriman Trails Map 118.
Wednesday,
9/15 B
6 B
Pine
Meadow / SBM Loop CEG
1430 ft
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c)201-699-3388
9:15 AM at
Ramapo Equestrian Center off Rt 202.
Hike on the Pine Meadow Trail to the Conklin’s Crossing Trail and back
on the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail. This
moderate to strenuous hike is described in Chapter 5 of Circuit Hikes in
Harriman by Don Weise. Severe inclement
weather cancels. TC Southern Harriman
Trails Map 118.
Saturday,
9/18 B+
10.8 B+
Splitrock Reservoir Loop CEG 2100 ft
Bob Fiscina fis6973@tutamail.com
Meeting
place and start time provided upon registration. We will circle the reservoir on the Four
Birds and Splitrock Loop trails. Rain cancels.
TC Jersey Highlands East Map 125.
Sunday,
9/19 C
2 C
Croton
Reservoir & Dam Walk CEG
150 ft
Mario
Medici marioamedici@gmail.com
(c)201-396-9391
10:00 AM
at Croton Gorge Park (free parking after Labor Day). Back in 1842, New York City received its
first supply of fresh water and it all began
here. Hear a brief history of the Old
Croton Aqueduct and hike up to the top of the dam, once the second tallest
man-made structure in the world. This is
a great opportunity to learn a little history, take some great photos, and see
something no other hike can provide.
Learn how you can become a “26er.”
Picnic tables and rest room facilities are available. Must provide phone number when
registering. TC Westchester Trails Map
132.
Tuesday,
9/21 B
6.6 B
Island
Pond CEG
1655 ft
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c)201-699-3388
9:15 AM
sharp at the Elk Pen parking lot. We
will start on Arden-Surebridge to the Appalachian,
back to the parking lot. This moderate
hike is described in Don Weise’s Circuit Hikes in Harriman page 81. Rain cancels. TC Northern Harriman Trails Map
119.
Thursday,
9/23 B
7 B
Island
Pond & Stahahe High Peak
Paul Margiotta pjmm1177@gmail.com
(c)201-693-6705
(morning of hike only)
9:30 AM at
the White Bar Trail crossing parking area located on the south side of Rt 106,
approx. 2.25 miles east of Rt 17 in Orange County, NY. We will hike to and around Island Pond
utilizing the White Bar, ASB, and AT trails and Island Pond Road. Lunch will be at the south side of the
pond. Our return will be via Island Pond
Road with a climb to Stahahe High Peak for a vista of
Lake Stahahe.
TC Northern Harriman Trails Map 119.
Saturday,
9/25 B+
13 A-
Hubbard
Lodge, Fahnestock CEG
2500 ft
Mary Gelber mlgel91@aol.com (preferred)
917-922-3203_(NCA 9PM)_
8:30 AM at
Hubbard Lodge (GPS 41.442292, -73.915487, 2880 Campbell Rd, Cold Spring Rd) 300
feet north of Rt 301 intersection on Rt 9.
Take School Mountain Rd, then go up Round Hill on the Fahnestock Trail.
Follow Fahnestock Trail along the marsh and
over to Beaver Pond. Then north on
Charcoal Burners, east on Wiccopee, and southwest on
School Mountain Rd back to the cars.
Enjoy ruins, cascading streams, wooden bridges, many good climbs, and
beautiful forest. TC East Hudson Map
103.
Sunday,
9/26 B
6 B
Bearfort Ridge/ Hewitt State Forest
Peter
Reiner psr7777@gmail.com
845-323-7697
9:30 AM at
Warwick Turnpike, Hewitt, NJ (GPS 41.155715, -74.362748) for a hike on the Bearfort Ridge Loop Trail with some steep ascents. Return on the loop (formerly the Quail Trail)
back to the parking area. Rain cancels
hike. TC North Jersey Trails Map 116.
Tuesday,
9/28 B
7.2 B
Silvermine Lake & Big Bog Mountain
Roland Autran autran@msn.com
201-886-9119,
(c)201-699-3388
9:15 AM
sharp at the parking lot at Silvermine Lake. Start on the Menomine
Trail to the Red Cross, 1779 to the AT and Silvermine
Road back to the parking lot. This
moderate to strenuous hike is a version of the hike described in Chapter 15 of
Circuit Hikes in Harriman by Don Weise.
Severe inclement weather cancels.
TC Northern Harriman Trails Map 119.
Thursday,
9/30 B
7 B+
Dunderberg Spiral Railway and Bald Mountain CEG 2000 ft
Henry Barkhorn hcbarkhorn@hotmail.com
646-853-0824
9:30 AM at
the parking area on Rt 9W about 4 miles south of the Bear Mountain Circle near
the intersection with River Rd. We will
hike a loop on the Timp-Torne, 1777, and RD
Trails. Steady rain cancels. TC Northern Harriman Trails Map 119.