Bald Rocks Shelter

Harriman & Bear MountainLoopVerified September 9, 2026

Distance

3.5 mi

NYS Parks

Elevation gain

853 ft

USGS 3DEP

Time

1½ h–2 h

computed, Naismith's rule

Difficulty

moderate

index 77, computed

Blazes

White with a red dot (Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail)Yellow (Dunning Trail)Horizontal white bar (White Bar Trail)White (Nurian Trail)

NYS Parks

Getting there

By car

trailhead parking · NYS Parks

The route

Ramapo Dunderberg Trailred dot on white blazesDunning Trailyellow blaze blazesWhite Bar Trailwhite bar blazesNurian Trailmile markerswalking direction, as the park describes the loop

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (5485397, 5487811, 5480736, 6303947), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA.

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Weather at the trailhead

Day	High	Low	Forecast	Rain	Wind
Fri, Oct 23	58°F 14°C	34°F 1°C	Sunny, night: partly cloudy then areas of frost	0%	8 mph N
Sat, Oct 24	62°F 17°C	35°F 2°C	Partly Sunny, night: mostly clear then areas of frost	0%	5 mph NW
Sun, Oct 25	63°F 17°C	37°F 3°C	Areas Of Frost then Sunny, night: clear	0%	2 mph W
Mon, Oct 26	65°F 18°C	43°F 6°C	Patchy Frost then Sunny, night: mostly clear	0%	5 mph W
Tue, Oct 27	57°F 14°C	36°F 2°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	1%	3 to 8 mph N
Wed, Oct 28	54°F 12°C	42°F 6°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	2%	5 mph E
Thu, Oct 29	62°F 17°C	46°F 8°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	3%	2 to 6 mph SW

Forecast for Route 106 hikers' pull-off at the Ramapo-Dunderberg crossing from the National Weather Service (OKX office), issued Oct 23, 3:39 PM, fetched Oct 23, 3:39 PM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 6:05 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Route by trail

Mile	Trail	Blazes	Length
0.0	Ramapo Dunderberg Trail	Red dot on white	1.5 mi
1.5	Dunning Trail	Yellow blaze	0.3 mi
1.8	White Bar Trail	White bar	0.9 mi
2.6	Nurian Trail	—	0.4 mi
3.1	Ramapo Dunderberg Trail	Red dot on white	0.5 mi

Trail names and blazes from the OpenStreetMap route relations, lengths measured along the drawn line, in walking order.

Along the way

Mile	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Parking	unnamed	—
0.0	Parking	unnamed	—
1.1	Summit: Black Rock Mountain	Black Rock Mountain	1,381 ft
1.3	Shelter: Bald Rocks Shelter	Bald Rocks Shelter	—

Features within 394 ft of the line from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), fetched 2026-09-09. Mile is the distance along the line to the nearest point on it.

Getting there by car

Route 106 hikers' pull-off at the Ramapo-Dunderberg crossing

41.23016, -74.14039

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Trailhead from the managing agency · verified 2026-09-09. No station is within a verified walk of this trailhead.

Elevation profile

Elevation sampled every 164 ft from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-09). Gain 853 ft, loss 856 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

Fact	Value	Source	Verified
Distance	3.5 mi	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Elevation gain	853 ft	USGS 3DEP	2026-09-09
Route type	Loop	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Time	1½ h–2 h (computed, Naismith's rule)	formula	computed
Difficulty	moderate (index 77, computed)	formula	computed
Blazes	White with a red dot (Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail), Yellow (Dunning Trail), Horizontal white bar (White Bar Trail), White (Nurian Trail)	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Managed by	Palisades Interstate Park Commission / NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Trailhead	Route 106 hikers' pull-off at the Ramapo-Dunderberg crossing 41.23016, -74.14039	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Parking, fee, lot times	Not yet verified	—	—

Distance3.5 mi

Elevation gain853 ft

Route typeLoop

Time1½ h–2 h (computed, Naismith's rule)

Difficultymoderate (index 77, computed)

BlazesWhite with a red dot (Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail), Yellow (Dunning Trail), Horizontal white bar (White Bar Trail), White (Nurian Trail)

Managed byPalisades Interstate Park Commission / NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

TrailheadRoute 106 hikers' pull-off at the Ramapo-Dunderberg crossing 41.23016, -74.14039

Parking, fee, lot timesNot yet verified

Permits & closures

No permit, reservation, or capacity rule is recorded for this hike. Check the official sources before you go.

Seasonal

Route 106 west of the Kanawauke Picnic Area is closed to vehicles from about 1 December, or the first snowfall, to 1 April. Parking here is a roadside pull-off with limited space. source · verified 2026-09-09

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