1. Start on Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NE.
2. 450 ftPass Split Rock.
3. 50 ftPass Swimming Hole.
4. 2.1 miTurn right onto Laurel Ledge, heading S.
5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading E.
6. 350 ftTurn left onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading SE.
7. 100 ftTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading E.
8. 0.9 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
9. 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
10. 50 ftTurn left onto Short Woodland Drive, heading N.
11. 0.1 miReach Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading E.
13. 0.9 miTurn right onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading S.
14. 100 ftTurn right onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading S.
15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Ledge, heading NW.
16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading N.
17. 2.2 miArrive 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/eagle-cliff-viewpoint-out-back