Artist's Rock–Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, 11 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Mohonk Lake, Vernal Pool, Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach and 2 more before reaching Artist's Rock at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 452 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,034 – 1,371 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Golf Course Connector 41.77855, -74.13472
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY
Directions
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Artist's Rock–Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, 11 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,034–1,372 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property
Trailhead: Golf Course Connector · 41.77855, -74.13472
Weather Sep 9: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spring Farm Road, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Whitney Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Lookout Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Glen Anna Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fox Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Mohonk Lake.
- 50 ftPass Vernal Pool.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pinkster Path, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Shore Road, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 350 ftBear right onto Lakeshore Path, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Eagle Cliff Viewpoint.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Short Woodland Drive, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Artist's Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pinkster Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Fox Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 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 surface
76% gravel24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:18 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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