Mohonk Mountain House Property
Kleinekill Pool–Hemlock Lane, 7 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Kleinekill Pool–Hemlock Lane, 7 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route reaches Kleinekill Pool. It climbs 1,013 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kleinekill Pool–Hemlock Lane, 7 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 415–1,206 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property
Trailhead: Rock Rift Road · 41.77707, -74.14415
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Rock Rift Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto North Lookout Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Hemlock Lane, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Old Pasture Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Drive, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Oakwood Drive, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Kleinekill Pool.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Kleinekill Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lenape Lane, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Oakwood Drive, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Forest Drive, heading NE.
- 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 SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Lane, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto North Lookout Road, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading NE.
- 450 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 0.2 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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