Mohonk Mountain House Property

Mossy Brook Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 59 min

Mossy Brook Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. It climbs 500 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 1,309 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76997, -74.15060
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY

Directions

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Mossy Brook Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 500 ft · 59 min

Elevation 865–1,308 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: 41.76997, -74.15060

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Fox Path, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Huguenot Drive, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Hemlock Lane, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto North Lookout Road, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  9. 400 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
  10. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 400 ftBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Lookout Road, heading E.
  15. 200 ftSharp left onto Hemlock Lane, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right onto Huguenot Drive, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fox Path, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

90% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 13 min before dark.

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