Mohonk Preserve
Bonticou Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Bonticou Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Butterville, NY. It climbs 468 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bonticou Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 659–1,152 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: 41.78095, -74.13375
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Crag Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Crag Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Spring Farm Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Bonticou Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Bonticou Viewpoint–Bonticou Road, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Skytop Reservoir–Huguenot Drive, 6 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 433 ft
- Artist's Rock–Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, 11 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 950 ft
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