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Mohonk Preserve

Lower Duck Pond Road via Woodside Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Lower Duck Pond Road via Woodside Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Butterville, NY. It climbs 913 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 1,073 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonticou Path 41.77964, -74.12520
Nearest town Butterville, NY
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Lower Duck Pond Road via Woodside Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 415–1,074 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Bonticou Path · 41.77964, -74.12520

Weather Sep 8: Overcast, high 74°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northeast Trail, heading W.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Woodside Trail (Future Northeast Trail), heading W.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading S.
  8. 350 ftReach Lower Duck Pond Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miBear right onto Woodside Trail (Future Northeast Trail), heading N.
  12. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Northeast Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-duck-pond-road-out-back-7-km-be36

Trail surface

38% dirt6% gravel56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F55°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 1.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Wed 76°60° 15%
Thu 84°64° 33%
Fri 74°51° 17%
Sat 73°47°
Sun 66°58° 29%
Mon 77°61°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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