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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading S.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Cedar Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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