Big Hike - Appalachian Trail

Waypoint: LowerRoad

mile 1340.00 / 🚗

Waypoint: OilCityCarnegie

mile 1340.76 / 🚗

Corner of Oil City/State Line Road and Carnegie Road. This waypoint is in New York.W 1.7 miles to Unionville, N.Y., although better foot access at ATLottRd.

Waypoint: WallkillRiver

mile 1340.98 / 🌉

Wallkill River bridge on Oil City Road. This waypoint is in New York.

Waypoint: OilCityRoad

mile 1341.27 / 🚗

AT nobo trailhead at Oil City Road, start of wetlands walk.

Waypoint: LakeWallkillRd

mile 1343.23 / 🚗

Liberty Corners/Lake Wallkill Road. W 0.1 miles to house with water from an outdoor spigot.

Waypoint: PochuckShelterSpur

mile 1343.71 / SJ

W 100 yards to Pochuck Mountain Shelter. Water source is the white house south on the AT.

Waypoint: AT133704

mile 1345.95 / 💧

Stream.

Waypoint: AT133734

mile 1346.27 / 💧

Large stream.

Waypoint: CountyRd565

mile 1346.37 / 🚗

W 1.1 miles to Glenwood, N.J., see next waypoint.

W 1.1 miles to Glenwood, N.J. Post office zip 07418 Monday thru Friday 7:30-5, Sa 10-2, (973) 764-2616. Pochuck Valley Farm Market&Deli has water spigot and some provisions, open Monday thru Friday 6-6, Sa-Su 6-5, camping may be available.

Waypoint: PochuckCreek

mile 1348.59 / 🌉

Suspension bridge over Pochuck Creek.

Waypoint: WawayandaCreek

mile 1349.28 / 🌉

AT crosses Wawayanda Creek on Canal Road.

Waypoint: AT134069

mile 1349.50 / 🌉

Waypoint: AT132513

mile 1350.03 / 🛤

New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway.

Waypoint: NJ94

mile 1350.21 / 🚗

N.J. 94 (Vernon Warwick Road).W 0.1 miles to Heaven Hill Farm, with donuts, produce, deli, ice cream, water spigot. W 2.4 miles to Vernon, N.J. 07462. Post Office open M-F 8:30-5, Sa 9:30-12:30, (973) 764-9056. A&P Supermarket and Healthy Thymes Market, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts, Chinese food, Dairy Queen, pizza, UPS store, motels, dentist, vet, pharmacy, and Mountain Creek, a theme park. Vernon Taxi (973) 632-2005.W 6.1 miles to Warwick, N.Y.

Waypoint: AT134353

mile 1352.49 / 💧

Large stream.

Waypoint: BarrettRd

mile 1353.28 / 🅿️

Waypoint: IronMtnRd

mile 1354.44 / 🌉

Iron Mountain Road, bridge over creek.

Waypoint: OldWawayandaRd

mile 1355.11 / 🚗

Waypoint: WawayandaShelter

mile 1355.28 / SH

Sleeps 6, privy, no water.

Waypoint: Hoeferlin~AT

mile 1355.42 / Jct

E 0.3 miles to a park office with water spigot.

Waypoint: ParkerLakeOut

mile 1355.50 / 💧

Parker Lake appears to be a beaver habitat.

Waypoint: WarwickTurnpike

mile 1355.73 / 🚗

W 2.7 miles to Shop-Rite; Pennings Orchard and Farm Market.

Waypoint: LongHouseDrive

mile 1357.18 / 🚗

Waypoint: LongHouseCreek

mile 1358.26 / 💧

Outlet of highly developed Upper Greenwood Lake.

Waypoint: ErnestWalker~AT

mile 1358.98 / Jct

South junction of the Appalachian Trail with the Ernest Walker Trail.

Waypoint: StateLineTr~AT

mile 1359.25 / Jct

New Jersey-New York State Line, junction of the State Line Trail with the AT.

Waypoint: ProspectRock

mile 1359.69 / ⛰

Prospect Rock view

Waypoint: AT136973

mile 1360.50 / 💧

Stream.

Waypoint: VillageVistaTr

mile 1362.78 / Jct

Greenwood Lake Village Vista Trail junction with AT. Greenwood Lake is 1 mile east and 540 feet downhill from the AT. Restaurants, lodging, limited resupply.

Waypoint: AT135431

mile 1364.31 / ⚡️

Waypoint: NY17A

mile 1364.70 / TH

E 2 miles to the town of Greenwood Lake, NY with restaurants, lodging and short term resupply.

Waypoint: AT135539

mile 1365.36 / 🛢

Waypoint: WildcatSpur

mile 1366.79 / SJ

W 200 yards to Wildcat Shelter.

Waypoint: AT135694

mile 1367.58 / Jct

Waypoint: LakesRd

mile 1368.20 / 🚗

Waypoint: TroutBk

mile 1368.27 / 💧

Cross a brook under power lines.

Waypoint: MombashaHighPt

mile 1370.39 / ⛰

Waypoint: WMombashaRd

mile 1371.54 / 🚗

Waypoint: KloibersPdOutlet

mile 1371.67 / 💧

Waypoint: EMombashaRd

mile 1373.16 / 🅿️

Waypoint: LittleDamLakeInlet

mile 1373.44 / 💧

Waypoint: OrangeTpk

mile 1374.54 / 🚗

Waypoint: NY17

mile 1376.23 / 🚗

W 2 miles to Harriman Metro-North, with service to New York's Penn Station.

Waypoint: I-87

mile 1376.44 / 🚗

I-87 overpass.

Waypoint: AT136626

mile 1376.57 / 🅿️

Waypoint: ATArden-Surebridge

mile 1376.73 / Jct

Red blazed Arden-Surebridge Trail leads east.

Waypoint: IslandPondRoad

mile 1377.89 / 🚗

Waypoint: IslandPdOutlet

mile 1377.97 / 💧

Island Pond Outlet crossing.

Waypoint: CrookedRd

mile 1378.23 / Jct

Waypoint: CrookedRd2

mile 1378.30 / Jct

Crooked Road leaves AT nobo.

Waypoint: AT~A-SB~2

mile 1378.43 / Jct

Arden-Surebridge Trail (red) joins AT.

Waypoint: AT~A-SB~3

mile 1378.45 / 💧

Waypoint: LemonSqueezer

mile 1378.46 / 📷

Waypoint: LongPath~AT

mile 1379.15 / Jct

Junction of the Long Path with the AT. South 50 miles to the Long Path's southern terminus at the George Washington Bridge.

Waypoint: SurebridgeBrook

mile 1379.87 / 💧

Small stream.

Waypoint: ATRamapoDunderberg

mile 1380.49 / Jct

Red blazed Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail joins the AT from the east.

Waypoint: FingerboardSpur

mile 1380.58 / SJ

E 100 yards to Fingerboard Shelter.

Waypoint: FingerboardMtn

mile 1380.66 / ⛰

Waypoint: AT137123

mile 1381.57 / 📷

Water tower.

Waypoint: LakeTioratiSpur

mile 1381.61 / Jct

E on blue blaze 0.5 miles to Tiorati Circle with vending machine, bathroom.

Waypoint: AT137133

mile 1381.65 / 🚗

E to Lake Tiorati Circle with bathrooms, water, showers, vending machines.

Waypoint: ATRamapo-Dunderberg2

mile 1382.35 / Jct

Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail crosses the AT.

Waypoint: AT137348

mile 1383.66 / 💧

Cross a stream.

Waypoint: 7LakesDrive-1

mile 1383.81 / 🚗

Waypoint: ATRamapo-Dunderberg3

mile 1384.99 / Jct

AT joins Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail near unreliable Bockey Swamp Brook.

Waypoint: WilliamBrienShelter

mile 1385.78 / SH

Sleeps 8, no privy. Well water 80 yards to the right of the shelter, or 0.4 miles west on the yellow blazed Menomine Trail.

Waypoint: SilvermineRd

mile 1386.65 / 🚗

Old road.

Waypoint: BlackMtnB

mile 1387.10 / ⛰

Waypoint: 1779~AT

mile 1387.67 / Jct

1779 Trail crosses the AT.

Waypoint: PalisadesPkwy

mile 1387.87 / 🚗

Palisades Interstate Parkway median. West 0.5 miles to a small store in the median.

Waypoint: ATRamapoDunderberg4

mile 1388.06 / Jct

Waypoint: BeechyBottomBrook

mile 1388.13 / 💧

Waypoint: T-T~AT~S

mile 1389.07 / SJ

Timp Torne Trail joins the AT. E 0.5 miles to West Mountain Shelter, no water.

Waypoint: T-T~AT~N

mile 1389.84 / Jct

Timp Torne Trail joins the AT.

Waypoint: 7LakesDrive-2

mile 1390.81 / 🚗

Waypoint: PerkinsDrive

mile 1391.36 / 🚗

Waypoint: BearMtnNY

mile 1392.98 / ⛰

Lookout tower, vending machines.

Waypoint: BearMtnTr

mile 1394.81 / TH

Bottom of Bear Mountain stairs. E 0.1 miles to Bear Mtn Inn, historic lodging, restaurant.

Waypoint: US9W

mile 1395.16 / 🚗

Waypoint: BearMtnZoo

mile 1395.38 / 📷

Bear Mountain Zoo, bear's pit. Lowest point on the AT.

Waypoint: TwinFortsTrail~AT

mile 1395.55 / Jct

Twin Forts Trail joins the AT.

Waypoint: BearMtnBridge

mile 1395.84 / 🌉

Completed in 1924, it was the first automobile bridge south of Albany and the longest suspension bridge in the world.

Waypoint: AnthonysNoseLoopS

mile 1396.11 / Jct

Waypoint: NY9D

mile 1396.35 / 🅿️

Parking at the trailhead on N.Y. 9D.

Waypoint: CampSmithTr

mile 1396.83 / Jct

Camp Smith Trail to Anthony's Nose.

Waypoint: HemlockSprings

mile 1397.83 / 🏕

Campsite and spring.

Waypoint: SMtnPassRd

mile 1398.05 / 🅿️

Waypoint: US9

mile 1401.35 / TH

US 9, north AT trailhead. Nearby Appalachian Market sells hot food, pizza, convenience store, atm.