Middletown Reservoir Trails
Highland Lake–Monhagen Lake, 8 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Highland Lake–Monhagen Lake, 8 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Middletown Reservoir Trails near Pilgrim Corners, NY. The route passes Monhagen Lake and Highland Lake before reaching Shawangunk Lake at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 572 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Highland Lake–Monhagen Lake, 8 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 631–901 ft
Out & Back · Middletown Reservoir Trails
Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.45579, -74.44779
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Monhagen Lake.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Highland Lake.
- 1 miTurn left onto Highland Lake Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Highland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miPass Shawangunk Lake.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Black Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Blue, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Monhagen Lake–Blue, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 265 ft
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