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  • Reply to: Hike Recommendations   14 years 2 months ago
    Great Hike
    Yesterday I hiked the entire Breakneck Ridge trail to the Casino trail and down to Mt. Beacon park. What a spectacular hike! It was very strenuous in some sections, but the views of the Hudson that you get are well worth the effort. We used two cars one at Breakneck and the other at Mt. Beacon park.
  • Reply to: Hike Recommendations   14 years 2 months ago
    Rock scramble
    How about Norvin Green SF? Wyanokie High Point is a nice "scramble" to the top.
  • Reply to: Hike Recommendations   14 years 2 months ago
    The rock scrambling trail
    The rock scrambling trail along the hudson is directly below the State Line Lookout parking area off of the Pal Parkway. There is a large trail map there outside the restaurant. Basically follow cliftop trail(blue) south down the steep stairs(blue over white) to the river trail(white) turn north a quarter mile to the rocks which are the remains of the quarrying that used to go on there. You can go all the way through the rocks, which are quie extensive, and up another steep stairway to the top of the cliffs and make a full circle, it may be a bit much for the young ones to go all the way. Im sure this area is covered by the Trail Conference palisades mapset.
  • Reply to: Trail Conditions Forum   14 years 2 months ago
    Long Path
    Hiking the path from start to finish, south to north. Goal is to finish within 2 years or less. Doing this by day hikes and started in January with my brother (partner in hiking). We've been keeping a log & digital pics. Completed Fort Lee, NJ to Piermont, NY over four days. One day in Feb. 2010 was failure, snow was too deep & wet and had to turn back. Palisades have been beautiful, with and without snow. Have observed many species of trees. Vultures (turkey & black head). So many ground flowers: violets, Dutchman's breeches, periwinkle, daffidills, spring ?(white flower, 5 petals, on ground) and trout lily. Wonderfil!!!! Now for trail reports: 1. Trail should be re-positioned to include trail on cliffs in Greenbrook sanctuary. I doubt hikers would damage this area. Hikers are conservationists too and its crazy to not see this area, which is part of the PIPC. Walking next to the parkway is a drag. 2. Section by Lamont /Columbia entrance in bad need of logs or elevated walking path. TOO MUDDY and walking in a swamp. 3. Tallman state park is beautiful but blazes are not always easy to find. Needs updating and re-marking. Finally thanks to all who work and maintain this trail. It's been great and I look forward to the continued adventure, assuming my knee holds up.
  • Reply to: Hike Recommendations   14 years 2 months ago
    Gnats
    I hiked from suffern to sloatsburg today, and there were lots of gnats around, but they really weren't a nuisance as long as i was moving. When i stopped to try and have lunch it was a different story...
  • Reply to: Hike Recommendations   14 years 2 months ago
    black flies
    No black flies here! thankfully!  however, doing trail work this past weekend, there are a LOT of gnats out, and they are biting. Bring plenty of bug spray.
  • Reply to: Hike Recommendations   14 years 2 months ago
    West Mountain
    The view sounds like West Mountain but I can't think of any approach to the West Mtn shelter that passes a large lake, so odds are that it isn't the one. I've overnighted near the West Mt shelter several times and parked in the lot on 7 Lakes Drive. One time I took the AT/Timp Torne and returned going down Timp Pass Rd to the 1777. Another time we took the Suffern Bear Mtn trail to the shelter and returned to the car via the AT/Timp Torne and 1777
  • Reply to: Hike Recommendations   14 years 2 months ago
    Rocks
    There's a section of rock scrambling on the trail that runs along the west bank of the Hudson River, below the palisades. I'm having a senior moment right now and can't remember the name of the trail or exactly where those rocks are. Maybe someone else can fill in the details. And it might be a shorter drive for you than Harriman.
  • Reply to: Hike Recommendations   14 years 2 months ago
    Black Flies Not A Problem
    Not that I've encountered.
  • Reply to: General and Off Topic   14 years 2 months ago
    Water bottles
    As a trail maintainer on Long Island, about 50% of the garbage I pick up is water bottles. I have to think if there was a deposit on them that the amount left along my trail would go down. I believe that because there are very few cans or bottles with a deposit discarded there.
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