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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Mongaup Pond Campground Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
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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.
More from this trailhead
- Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow) 2.3 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow) & Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow) 2.3 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Sand Pond 4.1 mi · ▲ 466 ft
- Azalea Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,225 ft
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