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.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 1,132 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northeast Trail 41.77886, -74.12861
Nearest town Butterville, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading N.
  11. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  13. 400 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftSharp left onto Stokes Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mossy Brook Road, heading N.
  17. 50 ftReach Bonticou Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Stokes Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 300 ftSharp left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NE.
  22. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
  24. 400 ftBear right onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left onto Whitney Road, heading E.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Bonticou Road, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  33. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

64% gravel7% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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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