Koi Pond–Bonticou Road, 5 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,486 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Koi Pond–Bonticou Road, 5 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near High Falls, NY. The route reaches Koi Pond. It climbs 1,486 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Koi Pond–Bonticou Road, 5 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,486 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 415–1,088 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Table Rocks Trail · 41.79611, -74.12377
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Drive, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Crag Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bonticou Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cedar Drive, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bonticou Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Koi Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Northeast Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Woodside Trail (Future Northeast Trail), heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Koi Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Woodside Trail (Future Northeast Trail), heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Northeast Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bonticou Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bonticou Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Crag Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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