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Hike: Schunemunk Mountain 8 Mile

Event Details

Time: September 8, 2012 from 10:30am to 4:30pm
Location: Schunemunk Mountain State Park
Street: 250 Otterkill Road (approximate)
City/Town: New Windsor, NY
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/m…
Event Type: athletic
Organized By: Brian and Mike
Latest Activity: Sep 11, 2012

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Event Description

Campmor has ranked it one of the top 10 hikes in the Northeast. Now is your chance to see if they are right. This challenging hike will take us 8 miles up, down, over, and across a breathtaking mountain. Afterward the group will go out to eat up, drink up, and talk up the day's adventure.

Member Cost:
$10 for the first 5 to buy a ticket
$15 for the next 6 to 20 to buy a ticket
$40 at the door (so please register online)

Non-Member Cost:
$40 online and at the door

Specs:
The hike is classified as strenuous. Anyone attempting this hike should be in good physical shape - the first half mile contains a 500 ft ascent.
Length of the hike is about 8 miles long and we will walk at a moderate pace.
The hike should take about 5.5 - 6 hours.
As with all hikes you must be in good, athletic shape.

Sweeper:
If the group size is large we are going to look for a volunteer to act as a sweeper. Sweepers will walk at the end of the hike line and will make sure the group stays together.

Hike Leader:
Keira will be leading this hike. She will make sure the hike starts on time so please arrive on time.

What to bring:
A minimum of 2 liters of water (required).
Hiking boots are required.
Bug spray and sun block are highly recommended.
Bring lunch - we will stop for a good break at the megaliths midway through the hike.

Inclement Weather:
Heavy precipitation will cancel this hike; drizzle will not. Please check your inbox for updates and the NJYP.org calendar. Tickets will be refunded.

Driving Directions
Take the New York State Thruway to Exit 16 (Harriman). Proceed west on N.Y. Route 17 to Exit 130, and continue north on N.Y. Route 208 for 2.7 miles. Just past the Blooming Grove Plaza shopping center, bear right at the fork onto Clove Road (County Route 27). In 4.4 miles, turn right onto Otterkill Road and proceed for 0.7 mile to a trailhead parking area on the left side of the road.

Google Maps Link:
Address (approximate) is 250 Otterkill Road, New Windsor, NY. You’ll be a little east on the road from the parking area if you put this in a GPS, so here’s a more exact link.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=200645349585737615825.000466e5f78b8acb5b9ae&msa=0&ll=41.425881%2C-74.100994&spn=0.001092%2C0.002642&iwloc=000466e6129670256d1c8

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Comment by Brian and Mike on September 11, 2012 at 12:06pm: Info will go out soon to those who didn't want to continue... Just give me a few days to come up with a plan.

Comment by Larry on September 11, 2012 at 12:02pm: Anyone still sore, bruised, etc. from the hike? Gotta love the trekking poles...

Comment by Jerry on September 10, 2012 at 1:06pm: Hello, can I get a refundo

Comment by Keira on September 10, 2012 at 8:05am: Thanks those of you that posted here - I have all the ladies accounted for, but still need confirmation that I have the correct names for 2 of the 3 guys!

Comment by Larry on September 8, 2012 at 8:29pm: NJYP Schunnemunk

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Comment by Colleen on September 8, 2012 at 4:23pm: And I am a klutz who knew I would slip and fall on the wet rocks if I stayed, so I left.

Although I slipped and fell on the wet rocks on the way back anyway. :-/

Comment by Kristan on September 8, 2012 at 4:06pm: As per Keira's request I am posting here that I am a big baby who did not want to hike in the storm :-( I am blaming it all on my friend Laura H. who also turned back with me.

Hope it cleared up for you guys who stayed!!!

Comment by Patricia on September 8, 2012 at 3:40pm: Hi Keira,

I wasn't able to stay with you guys this afternoon.

Comment by Keira on September 7, 2012 at 8:40pm: All - just a reminder, we're meeting in the parking area on Otterkill Road. It's a gravel lot very close to the train aqueduct.