Mohonk Preserve
Ouback Slab–Outback Slab, 3 cliffs
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Ouback Slab–Outback Slab, 3 cliffs is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Ouback Slab before reaching Outback Slab at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,083 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ouback Slab–Outback Slab, 3 cliffs
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 483–1,206 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Huguenot Drive · 41.77053, -74.14522
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Huguenot Drive, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Lane, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto North Lookout Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Stokes Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Undivided Lot Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Outback Slab, heading W.
- 150 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 SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Stokes Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto North Lookout Road, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Hemlock Lane, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 4 min before dark.
More from Huguenot Drive Trailhead
- Mossy Brook Road & Stokes Trail 2 mi · ▲ 371 ft
- Mohonk Lake–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 8 sights 2 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Hemlock Lane & Mossy Brook Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 582 ft
- Pine Hill & Hemlock Lane via Mossy Brook Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft
- Stokes Trail & Undivided Lot Trail 5 mi · ▲ 976 ft
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