Mohonk Preserve
Plateau Viewpoint–Swimming Hole, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Plateau Viewpoint–Swimming Hole, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Split Rock and Swimming Hole before reaching Plateau Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 542 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Plateau Viewpoint–Swimming Hole, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 679–1,118 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Old Minnewaska Trail · 41.74444, -74.19699
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Split Rock.
- 50 ftPass Swimming Hole.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Laurel Ledge, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Plateau Path, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Plateau Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Laurel Ledge, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Minnewaska Trail Trailhead
- Swimming Hole–Split Rock, 5 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Welcome Boulder–Swimming Hole, 7 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 520 ft
- Eagle Cliff Viewpoint–Swimming Hole, 8 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 730 ft
- Ouback Slab–Swimming Hole, 6 cliffs 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft
- Laurel Ledge Viewpoint–Sunset Rock, 9 sights 8 mi · ▲ 720 ft
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