Mohonk Preserve
Ouback Slab–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 5 sights
4 mi · ▲ 907 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Ouback Slab–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 5 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach and Ouback Slab before reaching Outback Slab at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 907 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ouback Slab–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 5 sights
4 mi · ▲ 907 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 483–1,117 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: North Lookout Road · 41.77169, -74.15462
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Lookout Road, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Mossy Brook Path, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Stokes Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Undivided Lot Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Outback Slab, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Ouback Slab, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Outback Slab.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Undivided Lot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Stokes Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mossy Brook Path, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto North Lookout Road, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Lookout Road Trailhead
- Pine Hill–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 426 ft
- North Lookout–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 6 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach–Bonticou Road, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- Laurel Ledge Viewpoint–Mohonk Lake, 4 beaches 4.2 mi · ▲ 689 ft
- Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach–Cedar Drive, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 461 ft
- North Lookout–Duck Pond, 9 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 847 ft
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