Mohonk Mountain House Property

Bonticou Road & Whitney Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Bonticou Road & Whitney Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Butterville, NY. It climbs 520 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 1,132 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77747, -74.12109
Nearest town Butterville, NY

Directions

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Bonticou Road & Whitney Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 829–1,133 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: 41.77747, -74.12109

Weather Sep 9: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northeast Trail, heading W.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftTurn left onto Bonticou Road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rock Rift Road, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading N.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  16. 350 ftReach Bonticou Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
  19. 400 ftBear right onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left onto Whitney Road, heading S.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftBear right onto Northeast Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

51% gravel4% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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