AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mohonk Preserve

Cedar Drive

7.2 mi · ▲ 823 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Cedar Drive is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lawrenceville, NY. It climbs 823 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 1,139 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82462, -74.10613
Nearest town Lawrenceville, NY
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Cedar Drive

7.2 mi · ▲ 823 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 303–1,138 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: 41.82462, -74.10613

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cedar-drive-out-back-12-km-955d

Trail surface

42% gravel33% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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