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Mohonk Lake–Skytop Loop, 13 sights is a 4.4-mile loop in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Lily Pond, Vernal Pool, Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach and 5 more. It climbs 715 ft, with sections as steep as 55% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 1,529 ft · steepest grade: 55%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Terrace Path 41.76980, -74.14186
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY

Directions

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Mohonk Lake–Skytop Loop, 13 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 715 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 839–1,528 ft

Loop · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: Terrace Path · 41.76980, -74.14186

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

  1. Start on Terrace Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading N.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading N.
  4. 200 ftSharp left onto Fox Path, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sky Top Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miPass Lily Pond.
  8. 50 ftPass Vernal Pool.
  9. 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
  10. 0.3 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
  11. 350 ftPass Mohonk Lake.
  12. 50 ftPass Hayes Lookout.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Sky Top Path, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftPass Thurston Rock.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sky Top Road, heading W.
  16. 100 ftPass Skytop.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Staircliff Path, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left onto Forest Drive, heading E.
  20. 0.6 miBear right onto Old Pasture Loop, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Drive, heading NE.
  22. 0.5 miSharp left onto Oakwood Drive, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Lenape Lane, heading S.
  24. 0.9 miSharp left onto Terrace Path, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

89% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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