River-to-Ridge Viewpoint–Lower Duck Pond Road, 3 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 3 hr 4 min
River-to-Ridge Viewpoint–Lower Duck Pond Road, 3 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve (Foothills) near Butterville, NY. The route reaches River-to-Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 474 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi177 – 476 ft9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lower Duck Pond Road 41.75671, -74.13614
Nearest town Butterville, NY
Directions
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River-to-Ridge Viewpoint–Lower Duck Pond Road, 3 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 177–475 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve (Foothills)
Trailhead: Lower Duck Pond Road · 41.75671, -74.13614
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto River-to-Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miReach River-to-Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Lenape Lane, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Duck Pond Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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