Bonticou Crag–Vernal Pool, 6 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lawrenceville, NY. The route passes Vernal Pool, Vernal Pool and Bonticou Crag. It climbs 971 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bonticou Crag–Vernal Pool, 6 sights
6 mi · ▲ 971 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 303–1,187 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: 41.82462, -74.10613
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Vernal Pool.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ski Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Vernal Pool.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ski Loop, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Cedar Drive Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Cedar Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Northeast Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Bonticou Crag.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Clearwater Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.4 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 1.3 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Table Rocks Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 374 ft
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