Mohonk Mountain House Property

Pine Hill & Hemlock Lane via Mossy Brook Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Pine Hill & Hemlock Lane via Mossy Brook Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route reaches Pine Hill at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 1,207 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Huguenot Drive 41.77053, -74.14522
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY

Directions

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Pine Hill & Hemlock Lane via Mossy Brook Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 865–1,206 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: Huguenot Drive · 41.77053, -74.14522

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Huguenot Drive, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Lane, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto North Lookout Road, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  7. 400 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Maple Path, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sassafrass Path, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftReach Pine Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Maple Path, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftSharp left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rock Rift Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Lookout Road, heading E.
  19. 250 ftSharp left onto Hemlock Lane, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading NW.
  21. 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.

Trail surface

67% gravel22% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 4 min before dark.

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