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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jockey Hill Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 500 ftTurn right onto South Central, heading N.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Quick Loop, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Turnpike, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Quarry Loop, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Turnpike, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miPass Pickerel Pond.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Onteora Lake Loop, heading W.
  15. 0.7 miReach Onteora Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Turnpike, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto Quarry Loop, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Turnpike, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear left onto Quick Loop, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 450 ftBear right onto Jockey Hill Road, heading SE.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 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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