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Willowemoc Wild Forest

Quick Lake

3.1 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Quick Lake is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Willowemoc Wild Forest near Grooville, NY. The route reaches Quick Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 605 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,011 – 2,418 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96712, -74.76220
Nearest town Grooville, NY
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Quick Lake

3.1 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 2,012–2,418 ft

Out & Back · Willowemoc Wild Forest

Trailhead: 41.96712, -74.76220

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miReach Quick Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 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/quick-lake-quick-lake-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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