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Long Pond Ironworks State Park

Monksville Reservoir–Blue Lake, 12 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 1,514 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Monksville Reservoir–Blue Lake, 12 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Long Pond Ironworks State Park near Lakeville, NY. The route passes Blue Lake, Sandy Beach Lake and Monksville Reservoir. It climbs 1,514 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 814 ft · steepest grade: 20%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Lake Road 41.17232, -74.25889
Nearest town Lakeville, NY
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Monksville Reservoir–Blue Lake, 12 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 1,514 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Elevation 402–815 ft

Out & Back · Long Pond Ironworks State Park

Trailhead: Blue Lake Road · 41.17232, -74.25889

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blue Lake Road, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Blue Lake.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Beech Road, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miPass Sandy Beach Lake.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right onto Beech Ridge, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Jennings Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miBear right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftPass Monksville Reservoir.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 1.2 miBear left onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Burnt Meadow Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Powerline, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto Outside Fenceline, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Boon, heading W.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftReach Monksville Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 200 ftBear right onto Outside Fenceline, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Powerline, heading W.
  26. 350 ftBear left onto Burnt Meadow Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miBear left onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miBear right onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  29. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miBear right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Jennings Hollow Trail, heading N.
  33. 100 ftBear right onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading N.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right onto Beech Ridge, heading N.
  35. 0.7 miTurn left onto Beech Road, heading E.
  36. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  37. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  38. 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Lake Road, heading E.
  39. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/monksville-reservoir-blue-lake-out-back-12-sights-20-km

Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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