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Million Dollar View–Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Rosendale, NY. The route passes Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint and Joppenbergh Mountain Beach before reaching Million Dollar View at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,936 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 801 ft · steepest grade: 35%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Joppenbergh Mountain Loop 41.84588, -74.08204
Nearest town Rosendale, NY

Directions

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Million Dollar View–Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint, 5 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,936 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 44–800 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Joppenbergh Mountain Loop · 41.84588, -74.08204

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Joppenbergh Mountain Loop, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
  3. 0.4 miPass Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftBear left onto Rosendale Trestle, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftReach Million Dollar View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rosendale Trestle, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 350 ftSharp right onto Joppenbergh Mountain Loop, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

78% dirt7% gravel2% other13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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