Mohonk Lake–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 9 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Butterville, NY. The route passes Mohonk Lake, Vernal Pool and Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach before reaching Skytop Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 685 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi929 – 1,371 ft · steepest grade: 30%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bonticou Path 41.77964, -74.12520
Nearest town Butterville, NY
Directions
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Mohonk Lake–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 9 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 928–1,372 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property
Trailhead: Bonticou Path · 41.77964, -74.12520
Weather Sep 9: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northeast Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Lookout Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Glen Anna Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fox Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Vernal Pool.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pinkster Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Shore Road, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 200 ftReach Mohonk Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Huguenot Drive, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pinkster Path, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Fox Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Northeast Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% gravel4% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:18 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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