William Brien Memorial Shelter

Harriman & Bear MountainOut and backVerified September 9, 2026

Distance

3.0 mi

NYS Parks

Elevation gain

394 ft

USGS 3DEP

Time

1¼ h–1½ h

computed, Naismith's rule

Difficulty

easy

index 49, computed

Blazes

Yellow rectangle (Menomine Trail)

NYS Parks

Getting there

By car

trailhead parking · NYS Parks

The route

Topographic map of William Brien Memorial Shelter

Old Silver Mine Ski CenterMenomine Trailrectangular yellow blaze blazesmile markers

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (4266620), © 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	—	34°F 1°C	Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Frost	0%	—
Sat, Oct 24	61°F 16°C	35°F 2°C	Areas Of Frost then 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	66°F 19°C	44°F 7°C	Patchy Frost then Sunny, night: mostly clear	0%	3 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	55°F 13°C	43°F 6°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	2%	3 mph E
Thu, Oct 29	63°F 17°C	46°F 8°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	3%	2 to 7 mph SW

Forecast for Silvermine Lake Parking Area from the National Weather Service (OKX office), issued Oct 23, 8:53 PM, fetched Oct 23, 8:53 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	Unnamed way	—	0.0 mi
0.0	Old Silver Mine Ski Center	—	0.0 mi
0.1	Menomine Trail	Rectangular yellow blaze	2.6 mi
2.7	Old Silver Mine Ski Center	—	0.0 mi
2.7	Unnamed way	—	0.0 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: Silvermine Lake Parking Area	Silvermine Lake Parking Area	—
1.3	Shelter: William Brien Memorial Shelter	William Brien Memorial 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

Silvermine Lake Parking Area

41.29554, -74.05975

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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 394 ft, loss 400 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

Fact	Value	Source	Verified
Distance	3.0 mi	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Elevation gain	394 ft	USGS 3DEP	2026-09-09
Route type	Out and back	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Time	1¼ h–1½ h (computed, Naismith's rule)	formula	computed
Difficulty	easy (index 49, computed)	formula	computed
Blazes	Yellow rectangle (Menomine 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	Silvermine Lake Parking Area 41.29554, -74.05975	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Parking, fee, lot times	Not yet verified	—	—

Distance3.0 mi

Elevation gain394 ft

Route typeOut and back

Time1¼ h–1½ h (computed, Naismith's rule)

Difficultyeasy (index 49, computed)

BlazesYellow rectangle (Menomine Trail)

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

TrailheadSilvermine Lake Parking Area 41.29554, -74.05975

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

A parking fee applies at Silvermine on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day to Labor Day. source · verified 2026-09-09

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