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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northeast Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, 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 W.
- 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 SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Birchen Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 0.2 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 150 ftTurn right onto The Labyrinth, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftPass Mohonk Lake.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Lake Shore Road, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Woodland Path, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeshore Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Eagle Cliff Viewpoint.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Short Woodland Drive, heading NW.
- 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.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Woodland Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto The Labyrinth, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Staircliff Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Forest Drive, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Northeast Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.5 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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