Mohonk Mountain House Property

Hemlock Lane & Mossy Brook Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Hemlock Lane & Mossy Brook Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. It climbs 582 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 1,207 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Huguenot Drive 41.77053, -74.14522
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY

Directions

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Hemlock Lane & Mossy Brook Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 623–1,206 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: Huguenot Drive · 41.77053, -74.14522

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Huguenot Drive, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Lane, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto North Lookout Road, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  7. 400 ftSharp right onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miReach Hemlock Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  11. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Lookout Road, heading S.
  14. 250 ftSharp left onto Hemlock Lane, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading SW.
  16. 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.

Trail surface

66% gravel34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 4 min before dark.

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