Mohonk Preserve
Bonticou Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Bonticou Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near High Falls, NY. It climbs 467 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bonticou Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 659–1,138 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Chapel Trail · 41.79465, -74.12848
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Table Rocks Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Crag Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Spring Farm Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Crag Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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 (~14 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bonticou Viewpoint–Bonticou Road, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 419 ft
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- Cedar Drive 4.3 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Bonticou Road–Huguenot Drive, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 671 ft
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