Suffern - Bear Mountain Trail (NY)

New York, US

Distance

21.8 mi

Vertical Gain

5,290 ft

MyHarriman.com has some good info on the Suffern - Bear Mountain Trail, including the following:

This is a classic north-south trail that runs the length of the park (26 miles), from (obviously) Suffern, New York, to Bear Mountain State Park. You can park at either end of the trail; for New York City hikers, you can easily take the bus to Harriman Park. It will discharge you 100 yards from the trailhead at the southern end, and you can catch the train back to the city the following day from the Bear Mountain end.

GPS Track

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FKTs

Male

Unsupported
Connor Matheson			4h 7m 18s	2020-06-18
Ben Nephew			4h 16m 17s	2015-12-27

Female

Unsupported
Blythe Yost			5h 55m 10s	2022-09-30

Supported
Kumi Redpath			6h 0m 38s	2021-05-24

Mixed-gender team

Unsupported
Elise Mordos, John Breznicky			6h 44m 40s	2019-11-30

Non-binary

Unsupported
Jesse Case			7h 13m 2s	2024-03-17

Male

Unsupported
Justin Kousky	10h 28m 41s	2023-12-16
Matt Moschella	10h 55m 44s	2021-04-18
Justin Kousky	11h 55m 56s	2020-11-07

Supported
William Connell			10h 51m 3s	2021-05-24

This route on the old FKT site

http://fastestknowntime.proboards.com/thread/1075/suffern-bear-mountain-trail-ny

Comments

Attempted this yesterday from Bear Mountain to Suffern.

A few tip for future runners:

From NYC you can take the train on eitther sides:
- Bear Mountain — MNR from Grand Central to Manitou (Weekends Only) then 3 miles to Bear Mountain
- Suffern — NJ Transit leaves every hour from Suffern to Penn Station (Connecting through Secaucus)
Going late fall (November) is not recommended. Fallen leaves cover the trail making navigation and foot placement difficult.
The trail includes a few steep pitches that require a bit of scrambling. I would have preferred going up these rather than down.

Route: Suffern - Bear Mountain Trail (NY)

FKTs

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