Putnam Co.,
New York
Hiking Trails:
School Mountain Road Trail: White blaze
East Mountain Loop Trail: Red blaze
Round Hill Bypass Trail: Green blaze
Hubbard Loop Trail: Yellow blaze
Total Time: 2:15 hour
Estimated Distance: 5.1 Miles
Pros: Scenic area
Cons: View is not great
I really enjoyed the area near Round Hill at Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park on my trip a few weeks prior, and went back to visit more trails in the area. I parked at the Hubbard Lodge parking area, near the Intersection of Route 9 and Route 301, and took the School Mountain Road Trail. I took this trail northeast for a while, crossing a brand new bridge which I had seen being built a few weeks prior.
The trail grade of the School Mountain Road Trail is relatively easy. Upon intersecting with the East Mountain Loop Trail, I took the trail as it climbed up the mountain. There is a viewpoint at the top, but was disappointed because it is obscured to too many trees. I then took the same trail down the mountain, back to the intersection of the School Mountain Road Trail, at the abandoned spooky house.
I then went back southwest on the School Mountain Road Trail, and at the Round Hill Bypass Trail: Green blaze intersection, I tool this trail for a short distance parallel to the School Mountain Road Trail, stopping for a short break at the waterfall. I then bushwacked back to the School Mountain Road Trail, and then took the newly blazed Hubbard Loop Trail, which goes parallel to the School Mountain Road Trail. I then continued along the School Mountain Road Trail back to my car.
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| Map of the Route |
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| Round Hill in the Distance |
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| Swampy Area from the First Bridge on the School Mountain Road Trail |
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| Beaver Dam Along the Brook on the School Mountain Road Trail |
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| Collapsed House at the School Mountain Road Trail |
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| Brand New Bridge on the School Mountain Road Trail. This Bridge was being built on my previous trip here a few weeks prior. |
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| Bridge at the Beginning of the East Mountain Loop Trail |
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| At the Top of East Mountain |
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| View from the Top of East Mountain |
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| Mountain in the Distance from the Top of East Mountain |
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| Another View from East Mountain |
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| Large Stone Wall and Foundation Ruins on the East Mountain Loop Trail |
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| Dilapidated House at the East Mountain Loop and School Mountain Road Trails Intersection |
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| View of the Dilapidated Spooky House in the Distance |
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| Trail Confluence of the School Mountain Road Trail, East Mountain Loop Trail, and Round Hill Bypass Trail |
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| Waterfall at the Round Hill Bypass Trail |
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