Mohonk Preserve
Chapel Trail via Bonticou Road
6.1 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Chapel Trail via Bonticou Road is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Mohonk Lake, NY. It climbs 782 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Chapel Trail via Bonticou Road
6.1 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 349–1,020 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Rock Rift Road · 41.77707, -74.14415
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto Rock Rift Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Glen Anna Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bonticou Road, heading SE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Crag Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Chapel Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Crag Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Spring Farm Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Old Glen Anna Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading SW.
- 250 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Rock Rift Road Trailhead
- Stokes Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 724 ft
- Bonticou Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Duck Pond–Skytop Reservoir, 6 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 912 ft
- Bonticou Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Kleinekill Pool–Hemlock Lane, 7 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft
- Vernal Pool–Bonticou Road, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 415 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Mohonk Lake, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Mohonk Lake, New York