Mossy Brook Road–Stokes Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Mossy Brook Road–Stokes Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Mohonk Lake, NY. It climbs 1,041 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mossy Brook Road–Stokes Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 371–1,033 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Mossy Brook Road · 41.78361, -74.14214
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start on Mossy Brook Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Stokes Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Undivided Lot Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Mossy Brook Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Stokes Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:00 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:20 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:48 PM.
More from Mossy Brook Road Trailhead
- Ouback Slab–Outback Slab, 3 cliffs 4.4 mi · ▲ 982 ft
- Mossy Brook Road & Stokes Trail 2 mi · ▲ 405 ft
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