Lake Skannatati Loop

Harriman & Bear MountainLoopVerified September 9, 2026

Lake Skannatati at blue hour, which the Long Path skirts, on this hike. Photo: Juliancolton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Distance

3.0 mi

4.8 km · NYS Parks

Elevation gain

446 ft

136 m · USGS 3DEP

Time

1¼ h–1½ h

computed, Naismith's rule

Difficulty

moderate

index 52, computed

Blazes

Turquoise (Long Path)Yellow (Dunning Trail)White with red triangle (Arden-Surebridge Trail)

NYS Parks

Getting there

By car

trailhead parking · NYS Parks

The route

Long Path#80fece blazesArden - Surebridge Trailupside-down red triangle on white background blazesDunning Trailyellow blaze blazesmile markerswalking direction, as the park describes the loop

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (919642, 5487811, 5620443), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA.

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Weather at the trailhead

Day	High	Low	Forecast	Rain	Wind
Wed, Sep 9	82°F 28°C	68°F 20°C	Partly Sunny, night: mostly cloudy then chance rain showers	41%	1 to 8 mph SW
Thu, Sep 10	82°F 28°C	59°F 15°C	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	30%	7 to 10 mph W
Fri, Sep 11	75°F 24°C	54°F 12°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	1%	6 mph NW
Sat, Sep 12	76°F 24°C	61°F 16°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy then chance showers and thunderstorms	43%	1 to 6 mph SE
Sun, Sep 13	78°F 26°C	62°F 17°C	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, night: slight chance rain showers then mostly cloudy	43%	5 mph S
Mon, Sep 14	79°F 26°C	61°F 16°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	9%	5 mph NW
Tue, Sep 15	79°F 26°C	64°F 18°C	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, night: slight chance rain showers	24%	5 to 8 mph S

Forecast for Lake Skannatati Parking Lot from the National Weather Service (OKX office), issued Sep 9, 6:04 AM, fetched Sep 9, 7:06 AM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 7:17 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Route by trail

Mile	Trail	Blazes	Length
0.0	Long Path	#80fece	0.0 mi
0.0	Long Path	—	1.1 mi
1.2	Dunning Trail	Yellow blaze	0.6 mi
1.8	Arden - Surebridge Trail	Upside-down red triangle on white background	1.1 mi
2.9	Long Path	#80fece	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	unnamed	—
0.0	Information board: Harriman State Park Trails & Information	Harriman State Park Trails & Information	—
2.6	Summit: Pine Swamp Mountain	Pine Swamp Mountain	1,165 ft

Features within 120 m 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 Skannatati Parking Lot

41.24190, -74.10233

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 50 m from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-09). Gain 136 m, loss 136 m. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

Fact	Value	Source	Verified
Distance	4.8 km (3.0 mi)	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Elevation gain	136 m (446 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 52, computed)	formula	computed
Blazes	Turquoise (Long Path), Yellow (Dunning Trail), White with red triangle (Arden-Surebridge 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 Skannatati Parking Lot 41.24190, -74.10233	NYS Parks	2026-09-09
Parking, fee, lot times	Not yet verified	—	—

Distance4.8 km (3.0 mi)

Elevation gain136 m (446 ft)

Route typeLoop

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

Difficultymoderate (index 52, computed)

BlazesTurquoise (Long Path), Yellow (Dunning Trail), White with red triangle (Arden-Surebridge Trail)

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

TrailheadLake Skannatati Parking Lot 41.24190, -74.10233

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.

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