Willowemoc Wild Forest
Azalea Trail–Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,470 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Azalea Trail–Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Willowemoc, NY. It climbs 1,470 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Azalea Trail–Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,470 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,983–2,572 ft
Out & Back · Willowemoc Wild Forest
Trailhead: Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge Trail (Red) · 41.94977, -74.63328
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Azalea Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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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 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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