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Boat dock at dusk from Mohonk Mountain House.jpg
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Mohonk Preserve

Antichrist Boulder–Boxcar Boulder, 10 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 843 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Antichrist Boulder–Boxcar Boulder, 10 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Mohonk Lake, Vernal Pool, Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach and 4 more before reaching Airy Aria at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 843 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,329 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Shore Road 41.76736, -74.15470
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY
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Antichrist Boulder–Boxcar Boulder, 10 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 843 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 928–1,327 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Lake Shore Road · 41.76736, -74.15470

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Shore Road, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Mohonk Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Vernal Pool.
  4. 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading S.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Spring Path, heading S.
  8. 50 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
  11. 150 ftSharp left onto Lake Shore Road, heading W.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading S.
  15. 1 miPass Boxcar Boulder.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bonnie's Roof, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Cliff base trail, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftPass Airy Aria.
  20. 50 ftReach Antichrist Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftBear left onto Bonnie's Roof, heading N.
  22. 50 ftSharp left onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading N.
  23. 1.1 miTurn right onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading NE.
  24. 100 ftTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
  26. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  27. 200 ftTurn left onto Spring Path, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftArrive 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/antichrist-boulder-boxcar-boulder-out-back-11-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

88% gravel12% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

Hikes near Mohonk Lake, New York