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Mohonk Mountain House Property

Duck Pond Viewpoint–Dead Oak, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Duck Pond Viewpoint–Dead Oak, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near High Falls, NY. The route passes Dead Oak before reaching Duck Pond Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 941 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 1,139 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chapel Trail 41.79465, -74.12848
Nearest town High Falls, NY
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Duck Pond Viewpoint–Dead Oak, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 659–1,138 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: Chapel Trail · 41.79465, -74.12848

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn 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. 0.2 miPass Dead Oak.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  20. 100 ftReach Duck Pond Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right onto Oakwood Drive, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Oakwood Drive, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Lenape Lane, heading N.
  25. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Terrace Path, heading N.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading N.
  27. 350 ftContinue straight onto Golf Course Connector, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  29. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
  31. 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left onto Crag Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftArrive 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/duck-pond-viewpoint-dead-oak-out-back-4-sights-11-km

Trail surface

87% gravel6% dirt2% grass5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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