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.

Elevation

0 mi1,677 – 2,487 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Denman Mountain Road 41.87626, -74.55428
Nearest town Unionville, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Denman Mountain Road, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miBear left onto Denman Mountain Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bungalow Brook Road, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Denman Mountain Trail, heading W.
  5. 2.5 miBear left onto Glade Hill Road, heading NE.
  6. 1 miReach Denman Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miBear right onto Denman Mountain Trail, heading W.
  8. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Bungalow Brook Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Denman Mountain Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Denman Mountain Road, heading S.
  12. 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

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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

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