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The First Irishman’s Suffern to Bear Mountain Race

By Gary Scarano Note: An avid runner, Gary Scarano conceived of this challenging, organized group 23-and-a-half mile run through Harriman State Park.  We’ll bring you his intro to technical running next week. Starting Out on the “Race of the Living...

Getting to Harriman by Bike: Take the Ferry | Biking Harriman

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...

Orienteering, and a World Championship in Harriman

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...

Up the Pyngyp | Cliff Scramble in Harriman

Yesterday dawned clear and unseasonably warm as we climbed to the top of Pyngyp Mountain, on the Suffern-Bear Mountain trail, in Harriman State Park.  (It would be a few hours before the first of the trail runners of the Irishman’s Suffern to Bear Mountain Run...