Mohonk Preserve (Foothills)
Duck Pond Viewpoint–Dead Oak, 5 sights
1.8 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 47 min
Duck Pond Viewpoint–Dead Oak, 5 sights is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve (Foothills) near Butterville, NY. The route passes Kleinekill Pool and Dead Oak before reaching Duck Pond Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 369 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Duck Pond Viewpoint–Dead Oak, 5 sights
1.8 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 47 min
Elevation 415–784 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve (Foothills)
Trailhead: Lower Duck Pond Road · 41.75671, -74.13614
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lenape Lane, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Kleinekill Pool.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Kleinekill Farm Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftPass Dead Oak.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Duck Pond Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Kleinekill Farm Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Lenape Lane, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lower Duck Pond Road Trailhead
- Lenape Lane 1.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Lenape Lane 1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Oak Tree–Maple Tree, 6 sights 2 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Dead Oak–Kleinekill Pool, 6 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Lenape Lane & Lower Duck Pond Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Lenape Lane 2.8 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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