We spent the weekend staying at a cabin in Harriman State Park and doing some hiking. Since we arrived at camp around lunch, we had all afternoon to hike. I was curious about the short trail called Diamond Mountain Tower, which was not far away. There is no tower there at present, but we were curious to see if we could find any remains of it.
Thus began the hike we jokingly called the "Diamond Mountain Tower End-to-End." The DMT itself is less than a mile long, but there is a tradition in Harriman of doing "end-to-end" hikes - albeit usually on longer trails.
We hiked out on the TMI before turning south on Seven Hills. At the intersection with the Diamond Mountain Tower trail, we turned onto its northern end; the tower site was not far. The photo above is at the tower site. Small holes in the rock are all that remain of the tower itself.
The trail then went downhill to Pine Meadow Creek. As we reached the creek, we saw a concrete structure that we needed to investigate.
It was a dam that was started by the CCC but never finished, intended to provide water for planned campsites. Just below the dam was another peculiar structure.
Apparently, this was a septic tank, built as part of the same project - but never used.
The DMT headed uphill again and rejoined Seven Hills; we looped back to the TMI and our cabin, getting caught at the end in the snow that was beginning to fall.
Round-trip, this hike was about 4 miles. If you were driving, the closest parking lots are the Sebago boat launch and the Reeves Meadow Visitor Center; Sloatsburg or Harriman are the closest public transit.
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