Hi Tor State Park /
South Mountain County Park
Rockland Co, NY
Hiking Trails:
Long Path: Green blaze
New South Mountain Trail: Red blaze
Total Time: 2:20 hour
Estimated Distance: 4.1 Miles
Pros: Good views
Cons: Urban area below mountain
Hike Type: Reverse Lollipop Loop
Level of Difficulty: Slightly difficult
Google Maps of Parking:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RPgL5etjx829XSj69
Hiking Partners:
Marvin Baum
Yonah Blum
I was at Little Tor a few weeks prior, but went along with my hiking partners again, and then found the end to the new trail along South Mountain that I discovered recently but didn't find the end to. We parked on Central Highway at the top of the ridge at the trailhead parking area, and took the Long Path along the ridge to the Little Tor Trail, which we took up the mountain for the great view.
We then descended down Little Tor and headed back the same way, and at the road, my hiking partners departed and I continued along the woods road at South Mountain to the communications tower. I then bushwhacked a short distance to the New South Mountain Trail, blazed red, and continued along the part that I left at a few weeks before. I realized how close I was before to the end of the trail, which ends at the Long Path about half a mile from the road. I then took the Long Path back down to the trailhead and back to my car.
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| Map of the Route |
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| Long Path |
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| Little Tor View |
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| View from the Power Lines near the Trailhead |
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| Communications Tower |
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| New Red Trail on South Mountain |
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| Interesting Rock on the New Trail |
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| End of the New Trail |
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| Scenery Along the Long Path at the End of South Mountain |
