Mohonk Preserve

Guyot Hill–Bonticou Road, 6 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Guyot Hill–Bonticou Road, 6 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lawrenceville, NY. The route reaches Guyot Hill at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,051 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 1,214 ft · steepest grade: 15%7.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Guyot Hill–Bonticou Road, 6 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 465–1,214 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. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Crag Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Bonticou Road, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Cedar Drive, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Guyot Hill Road, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pine Water Reservoir Road, heading S.
  10. 300 ftReach Guyot Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Guyot Hill Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Crag Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

74% dirt20% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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