Mohonk Mountain House Property
Bonticou Road–Mossy Brook Road, 4 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Bonticou Road–Mossy Brook Road, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Butterville, NY. It climbs 543 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bonticou Road–Mossy Brook Road, 4 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 865–1,133 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property
Trailhead: Northeast Trail · 41.77886, -74.12861
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, 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 SW.
- 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.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Stokes Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mossy Brook Road, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Bonticou Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Stokes Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
- 400 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 N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 7 min before dark.
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