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Strap on your best outdoor walking boots and head for the great outdoors with the Gay Mens Hiking Group. This woodsy gang of dudes takes day trips using New Jersey rail and the Metro North to nearby mountains, forests and nature trails. Recent trips have included a historic jaunt along the Croton Aqueduct Trail from Yonkers to Tarrytown and a vigorous, challenging hike along the Appalachian Trail to Cat Rock and Nuclear Lake.
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See all- Harriman -Sloatsburg to Claudius Smith's DenPennsylvania Station, New York, NY
Let's hike Harriman. We'll do approximately 9 miles over some hills and rocky outcrops. We'll hike to Claudius Smith Den and back to Sloatsburg.
Newbies are welcome but YOU NEED TO BE AEROBICALLY FIT. The trails in Harriman are rocky and steep and it's a long day of hiking.
GEAR: Wear warm layers. If you have a t-shirt that wicks sweat away it will be warmer than a cotton t-shirt. Sturdy hiking boots/shoes as the trails will be rocky. Wool socks keep your feet a lot warmer than cotton. A winter hat is good too. Bring a waterproof shell in case it rains.
TRAINS 2 OPTIONS:
NYC GUYS -PENN STATION: Arrive at Penn Station around 8:30am. Meet near the NJTransit ticket booths, near the 7th Ave entrance to Penn Station. We're catching the 8:53 NJCL train #7229. We get out at Secaucus and transfer to the 9:30 MNBNP #71 train toward Port Jervis. Arrive in Sloatsburg at 10:24am. Return trains are 4:25pm & 6:50pm.HOBOKEN or NEW JERSEY GUYS: At NJTransit Hoboken Terminal catch the 9:20am MNBNP train #71 toward Port Jervis. The NYC guys coming from Penn Station will transfer to this train in Secaucus. We'll meet you on the train. We all get off in Sloatsburg.
DRIVERS: 2 OPTIONS:
This hike begins and ends in the same place.
1. We'll meet you at Sloatsburg train station at 10:24am. There's parking lot near the station at 32 Mill St, Sloatsburg, New York. Parking is free on the weekends. Here's the Google pin for the lot https://goo.gl/maps/ngHcRz5ezaZoQpRV82. To save some walking you can park at the trailhead, it’s about 1.4 miles from the train station. After we get off the train we'll walk up there and meet you around at 10:55am. Here's the Google map link https://goo.gl/maps/pbMpfC8k78KLiLHN9 I’ll post an image in the photos section so you can see the spot. It's small.
FOOD: Bring a packed lunch and plenty of water.
ALLTRAILS: Here's a link to the AllTrails map. https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/sloatsburg-to-claudius-smith-den-4500e40 It's a very useful hiking app. I suggest you download it, will be a big help if you ever get lost or want to hike at your own pace.
Can't wait to see you!
Bill Wilson
212-675-7064
