Lone Mountain–Rocky Mountain, 7 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 5,176 ft · 6 hr 19 min
Lone Mountain–Rocky Mountain, 7 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near West Shokan, NY. The route passes Rocky Mountain and Lone Mountain. It climbs 5,176 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lone Mountain–Rocky Mountain, 7 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 5,176 ft · 6 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,129–3,698 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Moon Haw to Friday-Balsam Cap Col Herd Path · 41.98436, -74.32758
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Moon Haw to Friday-Balsam Cap Col Herd Path, heading NW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Balsam Cap - Friday Herd Path, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Fisherman's Path - Rocky Herd Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Rocky Mountain.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lone-Rocky Herd Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Lone Mountain.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Fisherman's Path - Lone Herd Path, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Lone Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lone-Rocky Herd Path, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Fisherman's Path - Rocky Herd Path, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Rocky - Balsam Cap Herd Path, heading NE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Moon Haw to Friday-Balsam Cap Col Herd Path, heading N.
- 2 miArrive 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 2.2 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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