Cedar Drive
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Cedar Drive is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lawrenceville, NY. It climbs 1,004 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi466 – 1,020 ft10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82179, -74.09804
Nearest town Lawrenceville, NY
Directions
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Cedar Drive
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 465–1,020 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: 41.82179, -74.09804
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Old Glen Anna Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Rift Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Glen Anna Road, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% gravel47% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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