Sundown Wild Forest

Long Path (Blue) & Long Path

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Long Path (Blue) & Long Path is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Sundown Wild Forest near Bull Run, NY. It climbs 1,852 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,201 – 2,435 ft · steepest grade: 28%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Path 41.91678, -74.43801
Nearest town Bull Run, NY

Directions

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Long Path (Blue) & Long Path

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,201–2,436 ft

Out & Back · Sundown Wild Forest

Trailhead: Long Path · 41.91678, -74.43801

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Long Path, heading S.
  2. 3.3 miSharp left onto Long Path (Blue), heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miReach Long Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Long Path, heading N.
  5. 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead