Willowemoc Wild Forest

Mongaup Pond Campground Beach & Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow)

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Mongaup Pond Campground Beach & Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow) is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Willowemoc, NY. The route reaches Mongaup Pond Campground Beach at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,001 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,910 – 2,480 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94139, -74.64786
Nearest town Willowemoc, NY

Directions

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Mongaup Pond Campground Beach & Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow)

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,908–2,481 ft

Out & Back · Willowemoc Wild Forest

Trailhead: 41.94139, -74.64786

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  3. 2.3 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miReach Mongaup Pond Campground Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
  6. 2.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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