Kleinekill Pool–Oakwood Drive, 6 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,352 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Kleinekill Pool–Oakwood Drive, 6 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve (Foothills) near New Paltz, NY. The route reaches Kleinekill Pool. It climbs 1,352 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Kleinekill Pool–Oakwood Drive, 6 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,352 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 181–1,234 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve (Foothills)
Trailhead: 41.74714, -74.10444
Weather Sep 10: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto River-to-Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Lenape Lane, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Lenape Lane, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Kleinekill Pool.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Oakwood Drive, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Forest Drive, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Pasture Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Terrace Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Piney Woods, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Kleinekill Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Terrace Path, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Drive, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Old Pasture Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Drive, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Oakwood Drive, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto River-to-Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 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 5.5 mi in (~166 min). Leave by 4:12 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- River-to-Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Duck Pond Viewpoint–Dead Oak, 4 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 739 ft
- River-to-Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Arbuckle Woods & White Oak via River-to-Ridge Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- River-to-Ridge Viewpoint via River-to-Ridge Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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