Mohonk Preserve

Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint via Table Rocks Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint via Table Rocks Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near High Falls, NY. The route reaches Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 896 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 801 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Table Rocks Trail 41.79611, -74.12377
Nearest town High Falls, NY

Directions

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Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint via Table Rocks Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 256–800 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Table Rocks Trail · 41.79611, -74.12377

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Clearwater Road, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftReach Mohonk Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.8 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

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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