Mohonk Mountain House Property

Mossy Brook Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 711 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Mossy Brook Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. It climbs 711 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 1,309 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Mossy Brook Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 711 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 623–1,308 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 ftSharp right onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miReach Mossy Brook Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Lookout Road, heading S.
  16. 200 ftSharp left onto Hemlock Lane, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right onto Huguenot Drive, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fox Path, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

71% gravel29% 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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