Mohonk Preserve
Guyot Hill–Shagbark Hickory, 7 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 58 min
Guyot Hill–Shagbark Hickory, 7 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near High Falls, NY. The route passes Shagbark Hickory before reaching Guyot Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 537 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Guyot Hill–Shagbark Hickory, 7 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 58 min
Elevation 652–1,214 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: 41.79750, -74.12394
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Shagbark Hickory.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Spring Farm Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Drive, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading E.
- 250 ftBear 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 W.
- 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 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 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 0.4 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Million Dollar View–Shagbark Hickory, 3 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Vernal Pool–Cedar Drive Loop, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Bonticou Crag–Shagbark Hickory, 5 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Vernal Pool & Northeast Trail via Cedar Drive 2.4 mi · ▲ 371 ft
- Bonticou Road–Cedar Drive, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Cedar Drive 2.8 mi · ▲ 401 ft
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