Mohonk Preserve (Foothills)
Kleinekill Pool–River-to-Ridge Viewpoint, 4 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Kleinekill Pool–River-to-Ridge Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve (Foothills) near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Kleinekill Pool before reaching River-to-Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 1,232 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Kleinekill Pool–River-to-Ridge Viewpoint, 4 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 177–1,118 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve (Foothills)
Trailhead: Whitney Road · 41.77928, -74.13663
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Terrace Path, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Woodside Trail Connector, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Woodside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lenape Lane, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Kleinekill Pool.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto River-to-Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 3 miPass River-to-Ridge Viewpoint.
- 500 ftReach Kleinekill Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Lenape Lane, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Lenape Lane, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Woodside Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Woodside Trail Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lenape Lane, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Terrace Path, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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