Duck Pond Viewpoint–Dead Oak, 4 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Duck Pond Viewpoint–Dead Oak, 4 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve (Foothills) near New Paltz, NY. The route passes Kleinekill Pool and Dead Oak before reaching Duck Pond Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 739 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 784 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74714, -74.10444
Nearest town New Paltz, NY
Directions
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Duck Pond Viewpoint–Dead Oak, 4 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 181–784 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve (Foothills)
Trailhead: 41.74714, -74.10444
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto River-to-Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Lenape Lane, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Lenape Lane, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Kleinekill Pool.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Kleinekill Farm Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Dead Oak.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Duck Pond Road, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Duck Pond Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Kleinekill Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Lenape Lane, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto River-to-Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 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 surface
88% gravel11% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kleinekill Pool–Oakwood Drive, 6 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,352 ft
- Guyot Hill–Kleinekill Pool, 6 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 1,770 ft
- River-to-Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- River-to-Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Arbuckle Woods & White Oak via River-to-Ridge Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- River-to-Ridge Viewpoint via River-to-Ridge Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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