Sundown Wild Forest

Sundown Wild Forest Viewpoint via Stone Cabin Brook Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 2,308 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Sundown Wild Forest Viewpoint via Stone Cabin Brook Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Sundown Wild Forest near Denning, NY. The route reaches Sundown Wild Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 2,308 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,142 – 2,638 ft · steepest grade: 27%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93918, -74.46725
Nearest town Denning, NY

Directions

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Sundown Wild Forest Viewpoint via Stone Cabin Brook Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 2,308 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,142–2,638 ft

Out & Back · Sundown Wild Forest

Trailhead: 41.93918, -74.46725

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.7 miBear right onto Stone Cabin Brook Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 1.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 400 ftReach Sundown Wild Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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