Panther Mountain From Willow Tree

Harriman State Park
Rockland Co.,
New York

Hiking Trails:
Pine Meadow Trail: Red blaze
Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail: Yellow blaze

Total Time: 2:00 Hours
Estimated Distance: 3.7 Miles
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
Level of Recommendation: Highly recommended

Points of Interest: Good view and quiet area

Hiking Partner:
Shimmy Rosenberg

This was a seasonably cold winter day, with a bright blue sky. We started by Willow Tree Park, and walked through some nice quiet neighborhoods until we got to the trailhead for the Pine Meadow Trail. The trailhead is at the Ramapo Equestrian Center, and it starts right behind the horse stables. We took the trail up, as it goes along the gas line and crosses the power lines, and then continued on the trail as it climbed the trail in the notch. At the intersection of the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, we took this trail north to the summit of Panther Mountain, which as a great view facing east and south. The Manhattan skyline is usually visible from here, though it was a bit hazy. We then turned around and went the same way down, though we cut across the shortcut along the stream past some nice cascades. We got a ride back to Willow Tree Park the area while walking on Route 202.

Map of the Route. Harriman/Bear Mountain State Parks Southern Map

The Horse Stables with Panther Mountain in the Background

The Beginning of the Pine Meadow Trail Behind the Horse Stables

New Sign Posted at the Brook Crossing Stating Gyascutus Brook

Summit View of Panther Mountain

Summit View of Panther Mountain, Facing East
Towards South Mountain and High Tor

Shimmy at the Summit

Me at the Summit

Me at the Summit, Facing South

Facing East

Zoomed in to South Mountai and Low Tor/High Tor

Looking South

Nice Tree with Deep Blue Background Sky

Shimmy at the Summit

Me at the Summit

Descending Back Down the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail

Panther Mountain

Ramapo Mountains,
Harriman State Park
Rockland County,
New York

Trails:
Pine Meadow Trail: Red blaze
Suffern-Bear Mountain (SBM) Trail: Yellow blaze
Power Line Path
Unmarked Trail

Total Time: 2:00 hr
Estimated Distance: 3.5 Miles

Hiking Partner:
Yehuda Koblick

We started this hike at the Horse Stables off Route 202, near Wilder Rd. This is where the original Pine Meadow Trail started, and in about 2002 it was subsequently restarted here at its original location. The property where the trail starts is owned by Town of Ramapo Equestrian Center. The propery managers have a really nasty looking dog that follows you around when you start and finish, but he's ok.

We went up the trail along where it goes with the Gas Line path, and then started the climb to where it goes through a valley with a stream between Catamount and Panther Mountains. At the intersection of the SBM Trail, went north up to the summit of Panther Mountain, where there is an excellent view. Continued on the SBM past the summit, and then took an unmarked Trail down near a swamp that takes you all the way down to the Power Line/Gas Line paths. From there took the Power Line path back to the trailhead at the Horse Stables.

Map of the route.

The stream in the notch between
Panther Mountain & Catamount Mountain

View from Panther Mnt Summit.
Facing east towards South Mountain and Mt. Ivy.
The Hudson River can be seen to the left of the photo.

View from Panther Summit. Facing South.

Me at the Summit. Facing South.

Yehuda at the Summit.

From the view at the nothern part of the mountain.
Facing northeast towards Cheescoate Mnt and Hudson R.

North part of Panther Mountain
Facing North with Horse Chock Mountain
on left and Cheesecoate Mountain on right.