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Willowemoc Wild Forest

Mongaup Pond–Mongaup Pond Campground Beach, 7 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Mongaup Pond–Mongaup Pond Campground Beach, 7 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Willowemoc, NY. The route passes Mongaup Pond Campground Beach before reaching Mongaup Pond at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,594 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,857 – 2,480 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93442, -74.64997
Nearest town Willowemoc, NY
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Mongaup Pond–Mongaup Pond Campground Beach, 7 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 1,856–2,481 ft

Out & Back · Willowemoc Wild Forest

Trailhead: 41.93442, -74.64997

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

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Fluggertown - Long Pond Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge Trail (Red), heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  6. 2.7 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miPass Mongaup Pond Campground Beach.
  8. 0.1 miReach Mongaup Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  10. 2.7 miBear right onto Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Fluggertown - Long Pond Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mongaup-pond-mongaup-pond-campground-beach-out-back-7-sights-19-km-e524

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~132 min). Leave by 4:52 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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