Beech Mountain Nature Preserve
Hodge Pond–4WD Road, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Hodge Pond–4WD Road, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Beech Mountain Nature Preserve near Turnwood, NY. The route reaches Hodge Pond. It climbs 612 ft. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hodge Pond–4WD Road, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 2,234–2,756 ft
Out & Back · Beech Mountain Nature Preserve
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 ftTurn right onto Beech Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Hodge Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Flynn Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Hodge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Beech Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto 4WD Road, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Private Road, heading NE.
- 1.6 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 1.5 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Private Road Trailhead
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- 4WD Road–Big Rock Trail, 3 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,280 ft
- Hodge Pond–Frick Pond, 6 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft
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