Mohonk Mountain House Property

Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach–Bonticou Road, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach–Bonticou Road, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route reaches Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach. It climbs 514 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 1,168 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77044, -74.15308
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY

Directions

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Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach–Bonticou Road, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 865–1,168 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: 41.77044, -74.15308

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mossy Brook Path, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Mossy Brook Road, heading E.
  5. 400 ftBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading E.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
  8. 350 ftBear right onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Whitney Road, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading E.
  12. 50 ftReach Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  19. 400 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
  20. 400 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Path, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

66% gravel34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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