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.

Elevation

0 mi1,532 – 2,339 ft · steepest grade: 51%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89841, -74.32284
Nearest town Palentown, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.4 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right onto Snowmobile Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Long Path (Blue), heading NW.
  7. 50 ftReach Long Path (Blue), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Snowmobile Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 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

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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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