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Mohonk Mountain House Property

Copes Lookout–Artist's Rock, 10 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 59 min

Copes Lookout–Artist's Rock, 10 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Mohonk Lake, Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, Copes Lookout and 3 more before reaching Vernal Pool at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 238 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,207 – 1,378 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Copes Lookout Road 41.76787, -74.15748
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY
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Copes Lookout–Artist's Rock, 10 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 59 min

Elevation 1,207–1,379 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: Copes Lookout Road · 41.76787, -74.15748

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Copes Lookout Road, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Mohonk Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Humpty Dumpty Road, heading S.
  5. 50 ftPass Copes Lookout.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Short Woodland Drive, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftPass Artist's Rock.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftPass Eagle Cliff Viewpoint.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Woodland Path, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Spring Path, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miPass Vernal Pool.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto The Labyrinth, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sky Top Path, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading NE.
  21. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sky Top Path, heading E.
  23. 50 ftReach Copes Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 100 ftBear left onto The Labyrinth, heading NE.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sky Top Path, heading N.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Spring Path, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 200 ftTurn right onto Lake Shore Road, heading SW.
  31. 200 ftSharp left onto Woodland Path, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftSharp right onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeshore Path, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Short Woodland Drive, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right onto Humpty Dumpty Road, heading SW.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right onto Copes Lookout Road, heading N.
  37. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/copes-lookout-artists-rock-out-back-14-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

82% gravel15% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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