Willowemoc Wild Forest
4WD Sunset Point–Hodge Pond, 7 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 2 hr 52 min
4WD Sunset Point–Hodge Pond, 7 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Debruce, NY. The route passes 4WD Sunset Point, Hodge Pond and Frick Pond. It climbs 1,004 ft. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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4WD Sunset Point–Hodge Pond, 7 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 2,116–3,039 ft
Out & Back · Willowemoc Wild Forest
Trailhead: Flynn Trail · 41.95315, -74.70607
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start on Flynn Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Beech Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto 4WD Road, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Private Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto 4WD Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach 4WD Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Beech Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Hodge Pond.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Flynn Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Quick Lake Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miPass Frick Pond.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Flynn Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Flynn Trail Trailhead
- Frick Pond & Flynn Trail Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Frick Pond & Flynn Trail Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Flynn Trail 4 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- 4WD Road & Flynn Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 577 ft
- Hodge Pond–Beech Mountain Road, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Frick Pond–Flynn Trail Loop, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 720 ft
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