Aleck Meadow Reservoir–Arthurs Pond, 5 lakes
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,216 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Aleck Meadow Reservoir–Arthurs Pond, 5 lakes is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Mountainville, NY. The route passes Sutherland Pond and Arthurs Pond before reaching Aleck Meadow Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,216 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi817 – 1,414 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Scenic Trail 41.38420, -74.06494
Nearest town Mountainville, NY
Directions
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Aleck Meadow Reservoir–Arthurs Pond, 5 lakes
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,216 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 816–1,413 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Scenic Trail · 41.38420, -74.06494
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start on Scenic Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Jim's Pond Road, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Sutherland Pond Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hall Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Sutherland Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Stillman Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto White Oak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miPass Arthurs Pond.
- 0.4 miReach Aleck Meadow Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Stillman Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Hall Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Sutherland Pond Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Jim's Pond Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Scenic Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 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
3% gravel2% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:21 PM
More from Scenic Trail Trailhead
- Sutherland Pond & Scenic Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 818 ft
- Arthur Trail & Scenic Trail 5 mi · ▲ 751 ft
- Tamarack Pond–Chatfield Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 854 ft
- Arthurs Pond–Sutherland Pond, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft
- Upper Reservoir–Aleck Meadow Reservoir, 5 lakes 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,825 ft
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