Onteora Lake–Pickerel Pond, 6 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Onteora Lake–Pickerel Pond, 6 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Stony Hollow, NY. The route passes Pickerel Pond before reaching Onteora Lake at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 578 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 577 ft8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96104, -74.05547
Nearest town Stony Hollow, NY
Directions
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Onteora Lake–Pickerel Pond, 6 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 228–578 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.96104, -74.05547
Weather Sep 8: Overcast, high 78°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jockey Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto South Central, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Quick Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Turnpike, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Quarry Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Turnpike, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Pickerel Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Quarry Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Turnpike, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Quick Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Jockey Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
53% dirt1% gravel46% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F53°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity67%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Wed
82°60°
15%
Thu
86°65°
49%
Fri
76°55°
Sat
76°49°
Sun
70°59°
18%
Mon
83°63°
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