Willowemoc Wild Forest
Azalea Trail–Fluggertown - Long Pond Trail, 5 sights
13 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Azalea Trail–Fluggertown - Long Pond Trail, 5 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Willowemoc, NY. It climbs 1,818 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Azalea Trail–Fluggertown - Long Pond Trail, 5 sights
13 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,856–2,572 ft
Out & Back · Willowemoc Wild Forest
Trailhead: 41.93442, -74.64997
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fluggertown - Long Pond Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge Trail (Red), heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn 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 W.
- 2.8 miReach Fluggertown - Long Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 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 SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Fluggertown - Long Pond Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fluggertown - Long Pond Trail & Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge Trail (Red) 3.7 mi · ▲ 586 ft
- Mongaup Pond–Mongaup Pond Campground Beach, 7 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft
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