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Mohonk Mountain House Property

Lily Pond–Bonticou Road, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Lily Pond–Bonticou Road, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Butterville, NY. The route reaches Lily Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 456 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,034 – 1,378 ft · steepest grade: 33%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodside Trail (Future Northeast Trail) 41.77868, -74.12914
Nearest town Butterville, NY
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Lily Pond–Bonticou Road, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,034–1,377 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: Woodside Trail (Future Northeast Trail) · 41.77868, -74.12914

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Lookout Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Glen Anna Path, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Fox Path, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Sky Top Road, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftReach Lily Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Fox Path, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading SE.
  19. 500 ftContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lily-pond-out-back-9efd

Trail surface

49% gravel51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 8 min before dark.

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