7 Summits loop Day Hike Rewind - 27.5 mi/7500 ft gain

This is a BEAUTIFUL route in Bear Mountain NY for selected few outdoor adventurers. Known as east of pemi loop. May postpone/reschedule for heavy rain/snow.

Not for beginner. NO SWEEP. Must be fit and experienced to find your way in/out mountains safely on your own.

This route summits 7 mountains in Bear Mountain State Park - The Timp, West Mountain, Popolopen-Tourne, Anthony's Nose, Bear Mountain, Bald Mountain and Dunderberg Mountain.

This loop starts and finishes at the small gravel lot on 9W; use these coordinates for parking 41.28059, -73.96384 The loop is described clockwise (may be complete either direction).

More info:
https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=81047

Recommended pack items: plenty food and water (water filter helpful); headlamp; GPS app with loaded route; warm cloth/RAIN gears (depends on weather). Check this page often for any updates.

START

5:30 AM sharp
Small gravel lot on 9W
GPS: 41.28059, -73.96384

Description:

From the parking lot, walk about 200 feet along the road, following signs for the Blue Blazed Timp Torne Trail. Follow the Blue Timp-Torne Trail all the way to Fort Montgomery. Along the way, you will summit The Timp, West Mountain and Popolopen Torne. Overall, the trail is very well marked-- with one exception! When you reach mile 6.7, you will come out of the woods and see several on/off ramps for Palisades Interstate Parkway and Seven Lakes Drive. You won't see the blazes here -- cross over 7 Lakes Drive and turn left to run/walk along the guardrails on the overpass. After you cross over the Palisades Parkway, turn right on Queenboro Road. Follow this to the end and you will then pick up the blue blazes again. Follow the blue blazes all the way to Fort Montgomery and then you will take the White with Blue Stripe trail across the pedestrian bridge and then follow the Red Trail up to Bear Mountain Bridge (the Blue Trail has a gate that is closed preventing you to go up to Bear Mtn Bridge). Follow the Appalachian Trail across Bear Mountain Bridge to complete the out-and-back of Anthony's Nose: you'll be on the AT until your first intersection to make a right on the Blue trail to get to the summit of Anthony's Nose. Retrace your route on Blue and then left on the AT to go back over Bear Mountain Bridge. After you cross the bridge, you'll follow the AT through the Trailside Museum/Zoo. Go through the pedestrian tunnel that goes under 9W and follow the AT along Hessian Lake. There are restrooms and vending machines here. Continue following the AT to summit Bear Mountain and then stay on the AT to descend. When the AT crosses Seven Lakes Drive, turn left on the 1777 Trail. You'll run through the historic (and kind of creepy) Village of Doodletown and then make a right on the Blue Trail. Note: the Blue blazes are very faded for the first mile of this section, so you'll need to pay close attention to the blazes. Climb Blue to the top where it ends and you'll find a trail sign directing you to the Bald Mountain Summit. Turn right to take the Red Trail about 1/4 mile to the summit and then return on the Red Trail to that same intersection. You will now follow Red (Ramapo Dunderberg Trail) all the way to the end, going over the Dunderberg Mtn Summit along the way, where it will rejoin with Blue Timp-Tourne Trail to return to the parking lot.

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