Mohonk Preserve
Plateau Viewpoint–Enderly's Path, 6 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Plateau Viewpoint–Enderly's Path, 6 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route reaches Plateau Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 716 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Plateau Viewpoint–Enderly's Path, 6 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 700–1,118 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Trapps Hamlet Path · 41.73611, -74.20034
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trapps Hamlet Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Enderly's Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Shongum Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Laurel Ledge, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Plateau Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Plateau Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Laurel Ledge, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Shongum Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Enderly's Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Trapps Hamlet Path, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Three Brothers–Welcome Boulder, 7 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 941 ft
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- Duck Pond–Skytop Reservoir, 10 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,475 ft
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