Penny's Perch–Copes Lookout, 12 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Mohonk Lake, Vernal Pool, Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach and 5 more before reaching Penny's Perch at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,178 – 1,322 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fox Path 41.76984, -74.15016
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY
Directions
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Penny's Perch–Copes Lookout, 12 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,177–1,322 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property
Trailhead: Fox Path · 41.76984, -74.15016
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Huguenot Drive, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pinkster Path, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Lake.
- 50 ftPass Vernal Pool.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 50 ftBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Shore Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 250 ftBear right onto Lakeshore Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Short Woodland Drive, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Cliff Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Humpty Dumpty Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Artist's Rock.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Copes Lookout Road, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Copes Lookout.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Penny's Perch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Humpty Dumpty Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Short Woodland Drive, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lake Shore Road, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pinkster Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
92% gravel3% paved1% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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.
More from Fox Path Trailhead
- North Lookout Road 2 mi · ▲ 428 ft
- North Lookout Road 2 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Mossy Brook Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 456 ft
- Mossy Brook Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 500 ft
- Huguenot Drive–Kleine Kill Rd., 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Mossy Brook Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 711 ft
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