AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mohonk Preserve

Cedar Drive

9.2 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Cedar Drive is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lawrenceville, NY. It climbs 901 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 1,020 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

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

9.2 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 303–1,020 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. 1.4 miSharp right onto Old Glen Anna Road, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading SW.
  12. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
  14. 400 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
  15. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  17. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Rift Trail, heading W.
  19. 400 ftBear right onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
  21. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Glen Anna Road, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp left onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
  23. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  28. 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-15-km-727d

Trail surface

54% gravel26% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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