Sunday, February 11, 2018

Hiking Dunderberg Spiral Railway/Bald Mountain Loop

View of the Hudson River early on in the hike.
Hike Length: 7 miles
Hike Time: 5.5 hours
Peak Elevation: 1, 175 feet
Sunshine, rain showers, Hudson River views, wild blueberries, hours of conversation and walking with friends - these are all the things the Dunderberg Spiral Railway/Bald Mountain Loop hike offered our trio back in June 2017. It was the longest hike I had done in a few years and it was very rewarding! The fauna in Harriman State Park changed often and there were several opportunities to take in beautiful viewpoints, even a peep at the NYC skyline in the far distance.
The trail starts right off the highway near Jones Point, New York.
The hike starts on the Timp-Torne trail (the blue markings),
the way back is on the Ramapo-Dunderberg (red-dot on white markings).


We started off so sunny, and check out that luscious and vibrant green!



That's me, Brian, Leslie, and their pup Miso.
You may remember them from previous hikes.
Super zoom of the New York City skyline in the background!

Then it rained and while we hid under trees we saw a deer =)
Gorgeous, right?


And then the sun came out again!!!
Seems like every 30 or so minutes the scenery changed.
Leslie and I ate all the blueberries we could find.
Atop Bald Mountain! Trees blocked the view from there, but the location was snazzy.

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