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

  1. Start on Wintergreen Road Connector, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto Quilty, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto Knee Caps, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Close to the Edge, heading SW.
  5. 1.3 miBear right onto South Central, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Quick Loop, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Turnpike, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Quarry Loop, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Turnpike, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miPass Pickerel Pond.
  13. 100 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 E.
  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. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Close to the Edge, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear left onto Knee Caps, heading E.
  27. 0.4 miBear right onto Quilty, heading NE.
  28. 0.9 miBear left onto Wintergreen Road Connector, heading S.
  29. 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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