Sundown Wild Forest
Peekamoose Mountain–Table-Lone Herd Sunset Point, 5 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 4,812 ft · 6 hr 26 min
Peekamoose Mountain–Table-Lone Herd Sunset Point, 5 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Sundown Wild Forest near Bull Run, NY. The route passes Peekamoose Mountain and Table-Lone Herd Sunset Point. It climbs 4,812 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Peekamoose Mountain–Table-Lone Herd Sunset Point, 5 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 4,812 ft · 6 hr 26 min
Elevation 1,221–3,816 ft
Out & Back · Sundown Wild Forest
Trailhead: Peekamoose-Table Trail · 41.91497, -74.42912
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 70°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Peekamoose-Table Trail, heading NE.
- 3.6 miPass Peekamoose Mountain.
- 0.4 miPass Table-Lone Herd Sunset Point.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Table-Lone Herd Path, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Fisherman's Path - Lone Herd Path, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Peekamoose Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Table-Lone Herd Path, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Peekamoose-Table Trail, heading SE.
- 4 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 2.2 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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