All the Miles You’ll Hike The New York New Jersey Trail Conference has updated their Harriman map set, and there’s one new feature I love: trail mileage. This changes how I prepare for my hikes. Training for a month-long hike in the Sierras, I find...
Raymond Torrey’s Description of a Trail Built to Last I woke up this morning thinking it would be easy to throw the dogs in the car and do a five-mile trek through Harriman State Park. And then I woke up again, this time from the dream I had of springtime, and...
Take Your Bike From New York to Harriman Via the Train and Ferry If you’re TGIFing to the highest power today, and thinking about a road bike ride close to New York that will nonetheless make you feel like you’ve been somewhere this weekend, here’s a...
I know nothing about orienteering — navigating to a spot in the wilderness — as a competitive sport. But I was surprised to learn that the only world championship of this old sport to be held in North America took place in Harriman State Park, on...
An Old New York Times Article Describes the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail Use this old description to navigate the present trail (even from New York City). The first snow has fallen (and melted away). But if you have another late-season hike in you, and are considering...
There’s a reason the “historic” trails of Harriman State Park — shady remnants of trails that once were — have fallen fallow over the years, and now I know it: they’re tough. This summer I’ve hiked a great many of the...