Mohonk Mountain House Property

Hemlock Lane–Huguenot Drive, 8 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Hemlock Lane–Huguenot Drive, 8 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. It climbs 1,347 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 1,234 ft · steepest grade: 22%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Piney Woods 41.77763, -74.13637
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY

Directions

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Hemlock Lane–Huguenot Drive, 8 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 371–1,234 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: Piney Woods · 41.77763, -74.13637

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Piney Woods, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Terrace Path, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading N.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Lane, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto North Lookout Road, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rock Rift Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
  10. 350 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear right onto Stokes Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1.1 miBear right onto Undivided Lot Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miReach Piney Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miBear left onto Stokes Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftSharp left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Lookout Road, heading E.
  22. 200 ftSharp left onto Hemlock Lane, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading SW.
  25. 300 ftContinue straight onto Terrace Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Piney Woods, heading E.
  27. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

39% dirt39% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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