Orange Co.,
New York
Hiking Trails:
Arden-Surebridge Trail: Red blaze
Long Path: Green path
Total Time: 0:45 hour
Estimated Distance: 1.0 Miles
Pros: Good climb and beautiful sunset
Cons: None
Hiking Partner:
Joseph Friedman
Elisha Friedman
It had been raining hard all day. At the end of the day, about 2 hours before sunset, the rain cleared and the sun came out with warm weather. We decided to do a short sunset hike nearby. We parked at the Lake Skanatati parking area, and took the Arden-Surebridge Trail up for a short part until bushwhacking on the old trail that previously went to to the view of the Pine Swamp Mountain. We took this path up to the top of the view for the sunset, and were privaleged to see a very aesthetic rainbow. We then bushwhacked down the mountain along a route I have travelled many times, to the Long Path. We took the Long Path back to the parking area alongside the lake, and took a short detour after the parking area to the inlet stream, which was flowing strongly with a nice waterfall under the bridge.
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| Map of the Route |
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| Lake Skanatati from the Parking Area |
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| Signage at the Trailhead |
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| View from Pine Swamp Mountain at Sunset |
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| Lake Skanatati and and Kanawauke from the View |
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| Me at the PIne Swamp Mountain View |
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| Rainbow as Viewed from the Lake Skanatati View |
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| Sunset Over Lake Skanatati |
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| Rainbow Arch Descening the Mountain, Obscured by Trees |
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| Sunset over Lake Skanatati |
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| Lake Skanatati from the North Shore |
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| Waterfall at the Inlet of Lake Skanatati |
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| Me in Lake Skanatati |
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