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Panther Mountain
4.6 ★★★★★ 16 Google reviews · Running trail in Pomona, New York · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from Panther Mountain's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Panther Mountain
“1200 ft hill in Harriman State Park providing great views of hamlets west of Palisades Parkway.”
Forget about driving to were the current pin as of the time of this writing is. Drive to the equestrian center. Park before the bridge. Walk across the bridge and you will see a big building. Dont worry about trespassing. The land is government owned. Walk past the big building on the right or left side.
Waterfalls, rocks, view of NYC from the top. We did not see a single other person the whole trail. Easy parking marked at the equiestrian center. Trail entrance is hard to find- get out of you car and follow the white fence to the right, turn the corner, and there is a bench marking the entrance
Beautiful area for hiking. Especially nice if you go when it’s rained recently and the streams are in full swing.
If the day is clear enough, you can see the silouete of the sky scrapers of New York City from the top of the mountain. We did a 7 mile loop following different paths, which are clearly identified by colors. Fortunatelly, today the weather was sunny and cool.
Trail conditions & character
“This isn't my first hike but I haven't hiked all that much, for me it was perfect not too long pretty steep hills sometimes and awesome views from the top.”
“This isn't my first hike but I haven't hiked all that much, for me it was perfect not too long pretty steep hills sometimes and awesome views from the top.”
“5 miles from the trailhead on Rt 59 in Suffern.”
Plan your run at Panther Mountain
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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