Bonticou Road–Stokes Trail, 3 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Bonticou Road–Stokes Trail, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Butterville, NY. It climbs 1,136 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bonticou Road–Stokes Trail, 3 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 483–1,133 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Bonticou Path · 41.77964, -74.12520
Weather Sep 8: Overcast, high 74°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 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 miSharp right onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Stokes Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach Bonticou Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Rift Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Whitney Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonticou Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Northeast Trail, heading NE.
- 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 6:43 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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