Mohonk Preserve

Cedar Drive

4.3 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Cedar Drive is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near High Falls, NY. It climbs 272 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 902 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chapel Trail 41.79465, -74.12848
Nearest town High Falls, NY

Directions

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Cedar Drive

4.3 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 656–901 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
  7. 400 ftReach Cedar Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 400 ftBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading E.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading E.
  11. 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 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

81% gravel18% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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