Onteora Lake–Pickerel Pond, 8 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Onteora Lake–Pickerel Pond, 8 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Sawkill, NY. The route passes Pickerel Pond before reaching Onteora Lake at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 751 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi203 – 551 ft12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wintergreen Road Connector 41.98405, -74.03486
Nearest town Sawkill, NY
Directions
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Onteora Lake–Pickerel Pond, 8 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 203–551 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wintergreen Road Connector · 41.98405, -74.03486
Weather Sep 9: Overcast, high 79°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start on Wintergreen Road Connector, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Quilty, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Knee Caps, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Close to the Edge, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto South Central, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Quick Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Turnpike, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Quarry Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Turnpike, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Pickerel Pond.
- 100 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 E.
- 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.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Close to the Edge, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Knee Caps, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Quilty, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Wintergreen Road Connector, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
64% dirt1% gravel35% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F53°
Precip1%Wind4 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
82°60°
17%
Thu
86°66°
40%
Fri
76°55°
Sat
77°49°
Sun
70°59°
17%
Mon
83°63°
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- Pickerel Pond–Blue Loop, 8 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 678 ft
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- Guanania–Quilty, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Wintergreen Loop & Wintergreen Road Connector 2.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Quilty–Wintergreen Road Connector, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 391 ft
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