Mohonk Preserve
Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach–Cedar Drive, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach–Cedar Drive, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route reaches Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach. It climbs 461 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach–Cedar Drive, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 656–1,117 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: North Lookout Road · 41.77169, -74.15462
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Lookout Road, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Mossy Brook Path, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Mossy Brook Road, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Path, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto North Lookout Road, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Lookout Road Trailhead
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- North Lookout–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 6 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach–Bonticou Road, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- Ouback Slab–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 5 sights 4 mi · ▲ 907 ft
- Laurel Ledge Viewpoint–Mohonk Lake, 4 beaches 4.2 mi · ▲ 689 ft
- North Lookout–Duck Pond, 9 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 847 ft
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