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Artist's Rock–Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, 12 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Butterville, NY. The route passes Mohonk Lake, Vernal Pool, Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach and 2 more before reaching Artist's Rock at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 569 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,034 – 1,371 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northeast Trail 41.77886, -74.12861
Nearest town Butterville, NY

Directions

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Artist's Rock–Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, 12 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 1,034–1,372 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: Northeast Trail · 41.77886, -74.12861

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Lookout Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Glen Anna Path, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Fox Path, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miPass Mohonk Lake.
  14. 50 ftPass Vernal Pool.
  15. 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Pinkster Path, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Shore Road, heading W.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading W.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading W.
  21. 150 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
  22. 350 ftBear right onto Lakeshore Path, heading S.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading S.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miPass Eagle Cliff Viewpoint.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Short Woodland Drive, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miReach Artist's Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading N.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading N.
  31. 100 ftBear left onto Lake Shore Road, heading N.
  32. 500 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
  34. 150 ftTurn right onto Huguenot Drive, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Pinkster Path, heading N.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miBear right onto Fox Path, heading N.
  38. 0.3 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading NE.
  40. 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading E.
  41. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading E.
  42. 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftBear right onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  47. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

63% gravel1% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 7 min before dark.

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