Bald Mountain/Doodletown Loop from Route 9W

Harriman-Bear Mountain State Parks

Bear Mt. Bridge from Bald Mountain - Bald Mountain/Doodletown Loop from Route 9W - Harriman-Bear Mountain State Parks - Photo: Daniel Chazin Bear Mt. Bridge from Bald Mountain - Bald Mountain/Doodletown Loop from Route 9W - Harriman-Bear Mountain State Parks - Photo: Daniel Chazin

This loop hike steeply climbs to a panoramic viewpoint atop Bald Mountain and descends on old woods roads through the historic former settlement of Doodletown.

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Cross Route 9W (use caution when crossing this very busy highway) and enter the woods on the south side of the stream, following the blue blazes of the Cornell Mine Trail. The trail heads uphill on a footpath, climbing rather steeply, then levels off. It soon begins to climb again, with cascades visible in the stream below to the right. After...

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July 01, 2019
4
Good hike
took the hike with my 8 yr old, first half is fairly continuous uphill climb about 2 miles uphill to the summit hence the strenuous rating, rest is fairly downhill, downhill is not as taxing as the uphill climb but has its own challenges as not to get sloppy with your footing, good hike for anyone that wants more than a flat terrain hike took us 4 hrs total, that included lunch break at the summit and quite a few water/rest stops along the way bring extra water wouldn't recommend as a 1st hike for young kids, but fine for most average kids
Terasec
June 10, 2019
5
Great Hike
We took the "Bald Mountain, The Timp, and Doodletown" hike from "Circuit Hikes in Harriman", which is the hike described here, with detour to include the Timp, which adds about a mile to the length. It was a cool, sunny day, and the views from Bald Mountain and the Timp were wonderful, but almost the entire hike was through lovely terrain. Beyond the steep climb to the first summit, it was taxing because large sections of the trail were very rocky. The written directions were excellent, and we would probably have gotten lost a couple of times without them.
pollard.tom
July 22, 2018
5
Pleasant hike
Hiked in the morning of 7/22/18. Took 2.5hrs to complete. First of all, I wanted to say big thank you to mr Chazin and his team for very detailed and accurate directions. Blue and red-dot-on-white blazes are marked very well and so are 1777 for the most part. Only the first 1/3 of the hike is challenging with constant climbing to the summit of Bald Mountain. But the views are rewarding and totally worth the effort. The remaining parts of this hike take your through remnants of Doodletown. The trailhead has a free parking and can accommodate about 5-6 cars.
mike.burkov
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