Duck Pond–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 6 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Wallkill Camp, NY. The route passes Duck Pond, Skytop Reservoir and Skytop Reservoir before reaching Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 1,045 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi394 – 1,319 ft · steepest grade: 27%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73675, -74.15362
Nearest town Wallkill Camp, NY
Directions
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Duck Pond–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 6 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,045 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 393–1,321 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: 41.73675, -74.15362
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Duck Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Duck Pond Road, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 50 ftBear right onto Forest Drive, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Birchen Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Spring Path, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Forest Drive, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Spring Path, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Birchen Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Forest Drive, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Duck Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Duck Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
28% dirt23% gravel49% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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