Willowemoc Wild Forest
Hodge Pond–Quick Lake, 4 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,860 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Hodge Pond–Quick Lake, 4 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Debruce, NY. The route passes Hodge Pond and Hodge Pond before reaching Quick Lake at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 1,860 ft. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Directions
Hodge Pond–Quick Lake, 4 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,860 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 2,027–2,821 ft
Out & Back · Willowemoc Wild Forest
Trailhead: Beech Mountain Road · 41.95095, -74.70692
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beech Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Flynn Trail, heading NE.
- 2.3 miPass Hodge Pond.
- 0.3 miPass Hodge Pond.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Quick Lake Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Quick Lake.
- 250 ftReach Hodge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 3.3 miBear left onto Flynn Trail, heading E.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto Beech Mountain Road, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.2 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Beech Mountain Road Trailhead
- Frick Pond & Flynn Trail Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Frick Pond & Flynn Trail Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Flynn Trail 4 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- 4WD Road & Flynn Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 577 ft
- Hodge Pond–Beech Mountain Road, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Frick Pond–Flynn Trail Loop, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 720 ft
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