{"id":39676,"date":"2013-08-03T22:47:38","date_gmt":"2013-08-04T02:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=39676"},"modified":"2025-09-01T22:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T02:32:15","slug":"blueberry-picking-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/39676\/blueberry-picking-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Blueberry Picking in New York&#8217;s Harriman State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blueberry season is at its prime in July and August in New York. Strap up those boots, pull out your Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map, pack a picnic and leave room for dessert. The Appalachian Mountain Club recommends the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorfest.com\/community\/2015\/12\/18\/lake-skenonto-loop-no-car-needed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lake Skenonto Loop<\/strong><\/a>. This is an eight-mile hike with a moderate elevation gain of 1500 feet. This hike will lead you along several lakes and through thousands of wild blueberry bushes.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Directions from New York Penn Station:<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/blue.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/blue.jpg\" alt=\"blueberry picking and lakes\" width=\"370\" height=\"370\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/blue.jpg\" alt=\"blueberry picking and lakes\" width=\"370\" height=\"370\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/b><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Take the New Jersey Transit&#8217;s Northeast Corridor to Secaucus Junction. Transfer to Port Jervis Line to Tuxedo, NY. Average travel time: 70 mins. From the train station, walk north until East Village Road. Make a right and continue down this road crossing over a river and under the thruway. When you reach the T, make a left onto Grove Drive.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Directions on the Trail<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On your right, you will see the Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail (R-D, red on white blaze), take this until you cross the Triangle trail (yellow blaze), which you will turn right on.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll soon see blueberries by the thousands among the bushes. After your tongue turns purple and you&#8217;ve filled your pockets with as many wild blueberries as can fit, you will come to Lake Skenonto. From the lake, take the Victory Trail (blue &#8220;V&#8221; in a white blaze) south. Make a left on the Blue Disc trail (blue circles on white blazes). This will take you to the Claudius Smith Den overlook. Soon after the overlook, a right onto the Tuxedo-Mt. Ivy trail (TMI, red blazes). Take the TMI until its terminus and then make a left onto the R-D Trail (red on white blaze) and take this back to the train station.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=205563504290144167189.0004e31e6d44f731115ef&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=m&amp;ll=41.194948,-74.182756&amp;spn=0.005651,0.010729&amp;z=16&amp;output=embed\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small>View <a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=205563504290144167189.0004e31e6d44f731115ef&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=m&amp;ll=41.194948,-74.182756&amp;spn=0.005651,0.010729&amp;z=16&amp;source=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wild Blueberry Trek in Harriman State Park<\/a> in a larger map<\/small><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Photos: <\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/surfergirl30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SurFeRGiRL30<\/a>, AMC, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/haoli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cocoa Dream<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blueberry season is at its prime in July and August in New York. Strap up those boots, pull out your Harriman-Bear Mountain Trails Map, pack a picnic and leave room for dessert. The Appalachian Mountain Club recommends the Lake Skenonto Loop. This is an eight-mile hike with a moderate elevation gain of 1500 feet. 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