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Mohonk Mountain House Property

Dead Oak–Chapel Trail, 4 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Dead Oak–Chapel Trail, 4 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route reaches Dead Oak at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,294 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 1,139 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chapel Trail 41.79181, -74.14161
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY
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Dead Oak–Chapel Trail, 4 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 349–1,138 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: Chapel Trail · 41.79181, -74.14161

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chapel Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Table Rocks Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Crag Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Spring Farm Road, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 500 ftTurn right onto Golf Course Connector, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading E.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Terrace Path, heading S.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading SW.
  14. 0.9 miBear right onto Oakwood Drive, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Oakwood Drive, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left onto Duck Pond Road, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miReach Dead Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miSharp right onto Oakwood Drive, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Oakwood Drive, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Lenape Lane, heading NE.
  23. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Terrace Path, heading N.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading N.
  25. 350 ftContinue straight onto Golf Course Connector, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
  29. 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left onto Crag Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.9 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/dead-oak-chapel-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

69% gravel26% dirt1% grass4% 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 7:01 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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