Onteora Lake–Pickerel Pond, 8 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Onteora Lake–Pickerel Pond, 8 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Sawkill, NY. The route passes Pickerel Pond before reaching Onteora Lake at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 559 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi397 – 577 ft11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wood Road 41.96857, -74.03456
Nearest town Sawkill, NY
Directions
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Onteora Lake–Pickerel Pond, 8 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 396–578 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wood Road · 41.96857, -74.03456
Weather Sep 8: Overcast, high 78°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start on Wood Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Quilty, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Knee Caps, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto South Central, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jockey Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto South Central, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Quick Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Turnpike, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Quarry Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Turnpike, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Pickerel Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Onteora Lake Loop, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Onteora Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Turnpike, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Quarry Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Turnpike, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Quick Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Jockey Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto South Central, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Knee Caps, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Quilty, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Wood Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
74% dirt1% gravel25% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F52°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity66%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Wed
81°60°
17%
Thu
85°65°
50%
Fri
75°54°
Sat
76°48°
Sun
69°59°
17%
Mon
82°62°
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- Jockey Hill Road–Knee Caps, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 279 ft
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