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.

Elevation

0 mi1,910 – 2,572 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94139, -74.64786
Nearest town Willowemoc, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto Azalea Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.8 miReach Azalea Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.8 miTurn right onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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.

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