AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Popolopen Lake

6.6 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Popolopen Lake is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Mountainville, NY. The route reaches Popolopen Lake at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 865 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 1,063 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38343, -74.06843
Nearest town Mountainville, NY
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Popolopen Lake

6.6 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 697–1,062 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.38343, -74.06843

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 2.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miReach Popolopen Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 2.1 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/popolopen-lake-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:21 PM

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