New York trails · Suffern-Bear Mountain
Suffern-Bear Mountain
A 5.8-mile out-and-back in New York, with 883 ft of climbing. Reaches Jackie Jones Mountain and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 1.9 and mile 3.8. It gives back about 1,444 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Jackie Jones Mountain (summit)
- Pingyp Mountain (summit)
- Irish Mountain (summit)
- Pound Swamp Mountain (summit)
- Upper Pound Swamp (lake)
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Getting there
Unnamed trail access. About 34 min drive (20 mi) from Kiryas Joel. 41.21666, -74.07865 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:38 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 a.m. and sets at 6:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:45 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.5-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:15 p.m. — 6 h 02 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Pine Meadow + Unnamed trail + Suffern-Bear Mountain — 11.7 mi loop, 2,633 ft gain
- Pine Meadow + Unnamed trail + Suffern-Bear Mountain — 15.2 mi loop, 3,338 ft gain
- Suffern-Bear Mountain + Unnamed trail + Sherwood Path — 2.9 mi loop, 670 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Long Path — 7.4 mi
- Tappan Zee Bridge Path — 12.4 mi
- Highlands — 13.9 mi