Ladleton Unit

Red Hill Fire Tower Sunset Point & Red Hill Fire Tower Trail

3 mi · ▲ 900 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Red Hill Fire Tower Sunset Point & Red Hill Fire Tower Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Ladleton Unit near Ladleton, NY. The route reaches Red Hill Fire Tower Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 900 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,814 – 2,727 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Denning Road Trailhead 41.93503, -74.52896
Nearest town Ladleton, NY

Directions

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Red Hill Fire Tower Sunset Point & Red Hill Fire Tower Trail

3 mi · ▲ 900 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 1,815–2,727 ft

Out & Back · Ladleton Unit

Trailhead: Denning Road Trailhead · 41.93503, -74.52896

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Hill Fire Tower Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miReach Red Hill Fire Tower Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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