Queensboro and Turkey Hill Lakes Loop from Anthony...

Harriman-Bear Mountain State Parks

Turkey Hill Lake with Bear Mountain in the background - Photo by Daniel Chazin Turkey Hill Lake with Bear Mountain in the background - Photo by Daniel Chazin

This loop hike follows two historic trails and runs along the shore of Queensboro Lake and Turkey Hill Lake.

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From the parking area, walk back along the entrance road until you reach a gravel road on the right blocked off with a gate. Turn right and follow this road, the route of the Anthony Wayne Trail (marked with 2"x3" white blazes), the temporary route of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) (marked with 2"x6" white blazes), and the route of the Horn Hill Bike Trail (marked with blue-on-white Bike Trail...

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September 21, 2022
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Hike has been rerouted
The hike has been rerouted to avoid the section of the Anthony Wayne Trail between Route 6 and the Seven Lakes Drive, which is obscured by overgrown vegetation.
Daniel Chazin
August 01, 2017
3
Anthony Wayne Trail very overgrown
I did a variation of this hike on July 30, 2017. The section of the Anthony Wayne Trail between Route 6 (Long Mountain Parkway) and Seven Lakes Drive is very overgrown. In some sections, the weeds were waist high, and if not for the blazes on the trees, it would have been impossible to follow the trail. As the Anthony Wayne Trail nears Seven Lakes Drive, the weeds were over my head and I am 6 feet tall. Other than that, a nice hike.
CeeGee
June 26, 2016
0
Great up to Route 9 then becomes dangerous
<p>On 6/26/2016, I attempted this loop hike with my wife. It was fun and great...until Route 6. As user 'stretchfab' had mentioned in the previous comment, near the end of the hike at Route 6, we could not find the continuation of white-blazed AW Trail. It was very dangerous to cross Route 6 with cars traveling at 40+ MPH in both directions. We tried to find the opportunity to cross but it was near impossible (at around 1200 hours).</p> <p>We had to walk back to the AW Rec Parking Area via Route 6, passed the roundabout (dangerous but it had to be done for us to go home), walked alongside the Palisades Interstate Pkwy and finally to Exit 17 AW Recreation Area where we parked our car.</p> <p><strong>Just a warning.</strong></p>
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