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Willowemoc Wild Forest

Mongaup Pond–Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), 4 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,042 ft · 6 hr 45 min

Mongaup Pond–Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), 4 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Claryville, NY. The route reaches Mongaup Pond at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 3,042 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,978 – 2,982 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge Trail (Red) 41.94953, -74.61750
Nearest town Claryville, NY
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Mongaup Pond–Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), 4 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,042 ft · 6 hr 45 min

Elevation 1,979–2,983 ft

Out & Back · Willowemoc Wild Forest

Trailhead: Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge Trail (Red) · 41.94953, -74.61750

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

  1. Start on Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge Trail (Red), heading S.
  2. 2 miTurn left onto Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge Trail (Red), heading NW.
  4. 2.4 miTurn left onto Mongaup-Hardenburgh Trail, heading W.
  5. 3 miReach Mongaup Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3 miTurn right onto Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge Trail (Red), heading E.
  7. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Long Pond - Beaverkill Ridge / Mongaup - Willowemoc Trail (Red/Yellow), heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mongaup-pond-out-back

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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