Willowemoc Wild Forest
Hodge Pond–Frick Pond, 6 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Hodge Pond–Frick Pond, 6 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Turnwood, NY. The route passes Frick Pond and Hodge Pond. It climbs 1,284 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hodge Pond–Frick Pond, 6 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 2,116–2,767 ft
Out & Back · Willowemoc Wild Forest
Trailhead: Private Road · 41.99428, -74.71992
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start on Private Road, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto 4WD Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Beech Mountain Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Flynn Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Loggers Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Frick Pond.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Quick Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Flynn Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Hodge Pond.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Beech Mountain Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 4WD Road, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Private Road, heading E.
- 1.5 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 2.2 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Private Road Trailhead
- Hodge Pond–4WD Road, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 612 ft
- 4WD Sunset Point–4WD Road, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 788 ft
- 4WD Road–Big Rock Trail, 3 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,280 ft
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