Bonticou Viewpoint–Bonticou Road, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Butterville, NY. The route reaches Bonticou Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,004 – 1,211 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.78095, -74.13375
Nearest town Butterville, NY
Directions
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Bonticou Viewpoint–Bonticou Road, 4 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,006–1,210 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property
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 NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Bonticou Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Guyot Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pine Water Reservoir Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Guyot Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% gravel5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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.
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