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Mohonk Preserve

Pine Hill via Cedar Drive

11.1 mi · ▲ 1,308 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Pine Hill via Cedar Drive is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lawrenceville, NY. The route reaches Pine Hill at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 1,308 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 1,165 ft · steepest grade: 15%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82377, -74.09780
Nearest town Lawrenceville, NY
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Pine Hill via Cedar Drive

11.1 mi · ▲ 1,308 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 465–1,164 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: 41.82377, -74.09780

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  9. 1.4 miSharp right onto Old Glen Anna Road, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Rift Trail, heading SW.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
  15. 400 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto Maple Path, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sassafrass Path, heading N.
  19. 200 ftReach Pine Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftTurn left onto Maple Path, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 250 ftSharp left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading SE.
  24. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Rift Trail, heading NE.
  26. 400 ftBear right onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SE.
  28. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Glen Anna Road, heading E.
  29. 50 ftSharp left onto Bonticou Road, heading E.
  30. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  31. 0.4 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pine-hill-out-back-98c0

Trail surface

48% gravel46% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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