Willowemoc Wild Forest
Azalea Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,225 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Azalea Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Willowemoc, NY. It climbs 1,225 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Azalea Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,225 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,908–2,572 ft
Out & Back · Willowemoc Wild Forest
Trailhead: 41.94139, -74.64786
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Azalea Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miReach Azalea Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow) 2.3 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow) & Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow) 2.3 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Sand Pond 4.1 mi · ▲ 466 ft
- Mongaup Pond Campground Beach & Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow) 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft
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