Sundown Wild Forest
Long Path (Blue)
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,875 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Long Path (Blue) is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Sundown Wild Forest near Palentown, NY. It climbs 1,875 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Directions
Long Path (Blue)
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,875 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,532–2,338 ft
Out & Back · Sundown Wild Forest
Trailhead: 41.89841, -74.32284
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Snowmobile Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Long Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Long Path (Blue), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Snowmobile Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.4 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 (~61 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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