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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading SW.
- 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 NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fox Path, heading NW.
- 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 S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Eagle Cliff Viewpoint.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Short Woodland Drive, heading S.
- 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 N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lake Shore Road, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Huguenot Drive, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pinkster Path, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Fox Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, 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.
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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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