Peekamoose Mountain–Peekamoose Viewpoint, 4 summits
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,384 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Peekamoose Mountain–Peekamoose Viewpoint, 4 summits is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Branch, NY. The route passes Table-Lone Herd Sunset Point and Peekamoose Mountain before reaching Peekamoose Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 2,384 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Peekamoose Mountain–Peekamoose Viewpoint, 4 summits
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,384 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 2,125–3,824 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Phoenicia - East Branch Trail · 41.96580, -74.45247
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Phoenicia - East Branch Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Peekamoose-Table Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miPass Table-Lone Herd Sunset Point.
- 0.5 miPass Peekamoose Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Peekamoose Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miTurn left onto Phoenicia - East Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 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 2.4 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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