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

  1. Start on Wood Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Quilty, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Knee Caps, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto South Central, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jockey Hill Road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto South Central, heading NW.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right onto Quick Loop, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Turnpike, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Quarry Loop, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Turnpike, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miPass Pickerel Pond.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Onteora Lake Loop, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miReach Onteora Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Turnpike, heading S.
  21. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear right onto Quarry Loop, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Turnpike, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miBear left onto Quick Loop, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 450 ftBear right onto Jockey Hill Road, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto South Central, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Knee Caps, heading S.
  31. 0.7 miBear right onto Quilty, heading NE.
  32. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miBear left onto Wood Road, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

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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