You asked for it, and here it is: this is our first ever Sunday hike! Read on...
On the southern most end of Harriman State Park is a town called Suffern. And watching silently over Suffern is Nordkop Mountain, which connects to Cobus Mountain, and at the base of which runs the Ramapo River. And the only way to get to the top of Nordkop to bag the epic views and miles and miles of exciting terrain Nordkop is famous for is an 800 foot climb straight up. And that climb happens over a distance the size of a city avenue. So, it's steep, but it's short. And it's totally what you want to do! Bonus: epic scrambling and beginner bouldering during lunch!
We'll be meeting at NYC's Penn Station at 8:45a to buy our roundtrip tickets to Suffern Station ($13 each way). Here's what to pack for this time of the year (and don't forget your climbing or golfing or riding gloves!) Hashtag for this hike is #befreetoclimb.