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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Crag Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bonticou Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cedar Drive, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Guyot Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pine Water Reservoir Road, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Guyot Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Guyot Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Crag Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White Dot & Flooded Mine 2.2 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint 3.2 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Flooded Mine & Lime Kiln Trail (Green) via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Table Rocks Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Table Rocks Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches 4.2 mi · ▲ 833 ft
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