Sundown Wild Forest
Barnes Road–Bungalow Brook Road, 4 sights
11 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Barnes Road–Bungalow Brook Road, 4 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Sundown Wild Forest near Unionville, NY. It climbs 1,290 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Barnes Road–Bungalow Brook Road, 4 sights
11 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,678–2,487 ft
Out & Back · Sundown Wild Forest
Trailhead: Denman Mountain Road · 41.87626, -74.55428
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start on Denman Mountain Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Denman Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bungalow Brook Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Denman Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 miBear left onto Glade Hill Road, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Denman Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right onto Denman Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Bungalow Brook Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Denman Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Denman Mountain Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Denman Mountain Road Trailhead
- Denman Mountain Road via Denman Mountain Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 705 ft
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