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Artist's Rock–Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, 11 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Butterville, NY. The route passes Skytop Reservoir, Skytop Reservoir, Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach and 2 more before reaching Artist's Rock at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,143 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,476 ft · steepest grade: 48%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonticou Path 41.77964, -74.12520
Nearest town Butterville, NY

Directions

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Artist's Rock–Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, 11 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,143 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 928–1,475 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: Bonticou Path · 41.77964, -74.12520

Weather Sep 10: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northeast Trail, heading W.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Lookout Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Glen Anna Path, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right onto Birchen Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
  17. 0.2 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
  18. 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto The Labyrinth, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftPass Mohonk Lake.
  22. 250 ftTurn right onto Lake Shore Road, heading W.
  23. 200 ftSharp left onto Woodland Path, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftSharp right onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeshore Path, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miPass Eagle Cliff Viewpoint.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Short Woodland Drive, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miReach Artist's Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftSharp left onto Woodland Path, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftSharp right onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
  33. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 350 ftBear right onto The Labyrinth, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Staircliff Path, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miSharp left onto Forest Drive, heading E.
  37. 0.5 miTurn left onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
  39. 250 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading E.
  40. 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading N.
  41. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading N.
  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 E.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  47. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  48. 150 ftBear right onto Northeast Trail, heading N.
  49. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

60% gravel5% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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