Fingerboard Shelter

Harriman & Bear MountainLoopVerified September 9, 2026

Lake Tiorati at twilight, beside the trailhead lot, at the trailhead. Photo: Juliancolton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Distance

3.0 mi

NYS Parks

Elevation gain

417 ft

USGS 3DEP

Time

1¼ h–1½ h

computed, Naismith's rule

Difficulty

moderate

index 50, computed

Blazes

Blue (Lake Tiorati Trail)White rectangle (Appalachian Trail)Blue rectangle (Hurst Trail)

NYS Parks

Getting there

By car

trailhead parking · NYS Parks

The route

Lake Tiorati TrailAppalachian Trailwhite stripe blazesHurst Trailblue blazesSeven Lakes DriveTiorati CircleArden Valley Roadmile markerswalking direction, as the park describes the loop

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (2007688, 5621353, 80515300, 1005078520, 1005078521), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA.

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Weather at the trailhead

Day	High	Low	Forecast	Rain	Wind
Sat, Oct 24	60°F 16°C	34°F 1°C	Areas Of Frost then Partly Sunny, night: mostly clear then areas of frost	0%	0 to 3 mph NW
Sun, Oct 25	62°F 17°C	36°F 2°C	Areas Of Frost then Sunny, night: clear then areas of frost	0%	2 mph W
Mon, Oct 26	65°F 18°C	41°F 5°C	Patchy Frost then Sunny, night: mostly clear	0%	5 mph W
Tue, Oct 27	54°F 12°C	33°F 1°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	0%	3 to 8 mph N
Wed, Oct 28	55°F 13°C	42°F 6°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	2%	3 mph E
Thu, Oct 29	62°F 17°C	46°F 8°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	3%	1 to 7 mph SW
Fri, Oct 30	63°F 17°C	43°F 6°C	Mostly Sunny, night: mostly clear	3%	3 to 7 mph W

Forecast for Lake Tiorati Parking Area from the National Weather Service (OKX office), issued Oct 24, 7:58 AM, fetched Oct 24, 7:58 AM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:03 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Route by trail

Mile	Trail	Blazes	Length
0.0	Lake Tiorati Trail	—	0.3 mi
0.3	Appalachian Trail	White stripe	1.0 mi
1.3	Hurst Trail	Blue	0.5 mi
1.8	Seven Lakes Drive	—	1.3 mi
3.1	Arden Valley Road	—	0.0 mi
3.1	Unnamed way	—	0.1 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: Lake Tiorati Parking Area	Lake Tiorati Parking Area	—
1.2	Summit: Fingerboard Mountain	Fingerboard Mountain	1,378 ft
1.3	Shelter: Fingerboard Shelter	Fingerboard Shelter	—
3.1	Toilets	unnamed	—
3.1	Drinking water	unnamed	—

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

Lake Tiorati Parking Area

41.27475, -74.08949

Directions in Google Maps Apple Maps

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 417 ft, loss 423 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	417 ft	USGS 3DEP	2026-09-09
Route type	Loop	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Time	1¼ h–1½ h (computed, Naismith's rule)	formula	computed
Difficulty	moderate (index 50, computed)	formula	computed
Blazes	Blue (Lake Tiorati Trail), White rectangle (Appalachian Trail), Blue rectangle (Hurst 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	Lake Tiorati Parking Area 41.27475, -74.08949	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Parking, fee, lot times	Not yet verified	—	—

Distance3.0 mi

Elevation gain417 ft

Route typeLoop

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

Difficultymoderate (index 50, computed)

BlazesBlue (Lake Tiorati Trail), White rectangle (Appalachian Trail), Blue rectangle (Hurst Trail)

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

TrailheadLake Tiorati Parking Area 41.27475, -74.08949

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

Fees apply at the Lake Tiorati lot from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Arden Valley Road is closed to vehicles from about 1 December, or the first snowfall, to 1 April. source · verified 2026-09-09

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