I highly recommend you purchase the New York - New Jersey Trail Conference map here. There are a lot of trails in Harriman State Park and not only will this map not get you lost, you can also change my route and add/remove trails.
Dec 17, 2018 — Probably the hike I've done the most times of any ever, the Seven Hills Trail traverses a few small hills with a few fun little scramble sections within Harriman State Park. I never documented my routes around this area, save for a shorter one up Ramapo Torne and Russian Bear a couple of years ago. Being back in NJ for the holidays doing adult stuff for the last few weeks has gotten me mountain-sick, so I figured I'd revisit this favorite for the NY/NJ area.
Starting from the Reeves Meadow Visitor Center, hike along the Pine Meadow Trail (red blaze) for a short time and turn left onto the Seven Hills Trail (blue blaze). Keep an eye peeled for the Hillburn - Torne - Sebago Trail (orange blaze) on the right, which will take you up a short, steep, and pleasant stretch to Ramapo Torne, a short Class 2 section along the way. Missing the Hillburn - Torne - Sebago Trail will skip this fun section completely.
From Ramapo Torne, continue along the Hillburn - Torne - Sebago Trail until you re-intersect with the Seven Hills Trail (blue blaze) again, and take this up and down a few fun hills with some minor scrambling, passing over Pine Meadow Brook along the way using a footbridge to the east. Eventually the Seven Hills Trail drops you out on the Stony Book Trail (yellow blaze), which you take to the Pine Meadow Trail, and then back to the trailhead. Along the way, you should make it a point to pass the Cascade of Slid, especially if the water levels are particularly high like they were for me today.
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