Willowemoc Wild Forest
Frick Pond & Big Rock Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,437 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Frick Pond & Big Rock Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Hardenburg, NY. The route reaches Frick Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,437 ft. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Frick Pond & Big Rock Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,437 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,138–2,866 ft
Out & Back · Willowemoc Wild Forest
Trailhead: Big Rock Trail · 41.96862, -74.68705
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start on Big Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Loggers Loop, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Frick Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Big Rock Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.5 miArrive 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 1.9 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Hodge Pond–4WD Road, 6 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,557 ft
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