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Mohonk Preserve

Dead Oak–Kleinekill Pool, 13 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,651 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Dead Oak–Kleinekill Pool, 13 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Split Rock, Swimming Hole, Skytop Reservoir and 2 more before reaching Kleinekill Pool at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 1,651 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 1,250 ft · steepest grade: 23%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coxing Kill 41.74868, -74.19157
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY
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Dead Oak–Kleinekill Pool, 13 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 1,651 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 612–1,250 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Coxing Kill · 41.74868, -74.19157

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Coxing Kill, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Split Rock.
  4. 50 ftPass Swimming Hole.
  5. 2.1 miTurn right onto Laurel Ledge, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading SE.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miBear right onto Home Farm Drive, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Drive, heading NE.
  11. 300 ftTurn left onto Old Stage Road, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Drive, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miPass Duck Pond.
  16. 300 ftSharp left onto Duck Pond Road, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miPass Dead Oak.
  18. 250 ftTurn right onto Kleinekill Farm Road, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miPass Kleinekill Pool.
  20. 50 ftReach Dead Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Road, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miSharp right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left onto Forest Drive, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Forest Drive, heading NW.
  26. 300 ftContinue straight onto Home Farm Drive, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.8 miTurn right onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading N.
  29. 100 ftTurn right onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading N.
  30. 300 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Ledge, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading W.
  32. 2.1 miSharp right onto Coxing Kill, heading SW.
  33. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

60% dirt35% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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