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Mohonk Preserve

Dead Oak–Kleinekill Pool, 8 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Dead Oak–Kleinekill Pool, 8 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Butterville, NY. The route passes Duck Pond and Dead Oak before reaching Kleinekill Pool at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 626 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi449 – 919 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76551, -74.12423
Nearest town Butterville, NY
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Dead Oak–Kleinekill Pool, 8 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 449–918 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76551, -74.12423

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Duck Pond Lenape Connector, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miPass Duck Pond.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading W.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Glory Hill Road, heading NW.
  11. 400 ftBear right onto Duck Pond Connector, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftSharp left onto Duck Pond Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miPass Dead Oak.
  15. 350 ftTurn right onto Kleinekill Farm Road, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miPass Kleinekill Pool.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Lenape Lane, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Woodside Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  20. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  21. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dead-oak-kleinekill-pool-out-back-10-sights

Trail surface

31% dirt26% gravel43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

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