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.
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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
- Start on Joppenbergh Mountain Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
- 0.4 miPass Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Rosendale Trestle, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Million Dollar View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rosendale Trestle, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Joppenbergh Mountain Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Joppenbergh Mountain Loop Trailhead
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- Fourth Lake–Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint, 4 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 583 ft
- Fourth Lake–Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint, 5 lakes 12.9 mi · ▲ 739 ft
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