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Eagle Cliff Viewpoint–Mohonk Lake, 10 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lawrenceville, NY. The route passes Skytop Reservoir, Skytop Reservoir, Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach and Mohonk Lake before reaching Eagle Cliff Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 1,884 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 1,476 ft · steepest grade: 34%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82377, -74.09780
Nearest town Lawrenceville, NY

Directions

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Eagle Cliff Viewpoint–Mohonk Lake, 10 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 1,884 ft · 5 hr 3 min

Elevation 465–1,475 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: 41.82377, -74.09780

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Lookout Road, heading SW.
  13. 500 ftBear left onto Glen Anna Path, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading W.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Drive, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
  18. 250 ftSharp right onto Birchen Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
  20. 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
  21. 250 ftPass Mohonk Lake.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto The Labyrinth, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 350 ftTurn right onto Lake Shore Road, heading W.
  25. 200 ftSharp left onto Woodland Path, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftSharp right onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeshore Path, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miReach Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftSharp left onto Woodland Path, heading W.
  31. 50 ftSharp right onto Lake Shore Road, heading SW.
  32. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 350 ftBear right onto The Labyrinth, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Staircliff Path, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miSharp left onto Forest Drive, heading NE.
  36. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading S.
  37. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
  38. 250 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading NE.
  40. 500 ftContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading N.
  41. 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  43. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading N.
  44. 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  45. 0.4 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
  46. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  47. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  49. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  50. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  51. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

51% gravel38% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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