New York City: Hurd Corners to Wiley Shelter via the AT
Hop off the train and onto a quiet, well-marked trail. Hike as far as 12.2 miles; see deer and turkey, and, if you choose, camp in a classic AT shelter.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 9.8
Waypoints
HAN001
Location: 41.5928344726562, -73.5881195068359
Head E from Appalachian Trail RR station, following white blazes
HAN002
Location: 41.5938949584961, -73.5835571289062
Cross paved Hurd Corners Road (Old Rt. 22); in .2 mi., cross stream on wooden bridge
HAN003
Location: 41.5986976623535, -73.5757293701172
Red pines and cross another brook; begin the 400-ft. climb up Hammersly Ridge
HAN004
Location: 41.6041946411133, -73.5687408447266
Crest ridgetop, where chestnut oaks frame views N over Harlem Valley and the Great Swamp, NY’s 2nd-largest freshwater wetland
HAN005
Location: 41.6160316467285, -73.5641632080078
Continue NE through confusing intersection with Red and Green Trails; stay with white blazes
HAN006
Location: 41.6224670410156, -73.5552520751953
Keep L where Yellow Trail intersects AT, then enter marshy zone above the steep gorge of Duel Hollow Brook
HAN007
Location: 41.6339988708496, -73.5502471923828
Cross gravel road and pass knoll near a hemlock-choked ravine, then start short descent
HAN008
Location: 41.635082244873, -73.5367813110352
Cross Leather Hill Rd.
HAN009
Location: 41.6377334594727, -73.5325012207031
Wiley Shelter (c. 1940). Built @ former Boy Scout campground, this three-sided shelter sleeps 6. Good water source nearby; backtrack to trailhead
