Willowemoc Wild Forest
Hodge Pond–4WD Road, 6 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,557 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Hodge Pond–4WD Road, 6 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Hardenburg, NY. The route reaches Hodge Pond. It climbs 1,557 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hodge Pond–4WD Road, 6 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,557 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 2,146–2,866 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.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Flynn Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Beech Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto 4WD Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Hodge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Beech Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Flynn Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Quick Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Loggers Loop, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Big Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.4 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 1.8 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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