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Vernooy Kill Falls–Long Path (Blue), 3 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Vernooy Kill Falls–Long Path (Blue), 3 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Sundown Wild Forest near Riggsville, NY. The route reaches Vernooy Kill Falls. It climbs 944 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,198 – 1,975 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Path (Blue/Aqua) 41.86411, -74.34632
Nearest town Riggsville, NY
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Vernooy Kill Falls–Long Path (Blue), 3 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,196–1,975 ft

Out & Back · Sundown Wild Forest

Trailhead: Long Path (Blue/Aqua) · 41.86411, -74.34632

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Long Path (Blue/Aqua), heading NW.
  2. 1.6 miPass Vernooy Kill Falls.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Long Path (Blue), heading NE.
  4. 2.1 miBear left onto Snowmobile Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miReach Vernooy Kill Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Long Path (Blue), heading SW.
  7. 2.1 miSharp left onto Long Path (Blue/Aqua), heading E.
  8. 1.6 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/vernooy-kill-falls-long-path-blue-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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