Sentinel Rock–Mohonk Lake, 8 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Mohonk Lake, Vernal Pool and Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach before reaching Sentinel Rock at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 452 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,034 – 1,371 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Golf Course Connector 41.77855, -74.13472
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY
Directions
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Sentinel Rock–Mohonk Lake, 8 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,034–1,372 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property
Trailhead: Golf Course Connector · 41.77855, -74.13472
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spring Farm Road, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Whitney Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Lookout Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Glen Anna Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fox Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Mohonk Lake.
- 50 ftPass Vernal Pool.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pinkster Path, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Shore Road, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Sentinel Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Huguenot Drive, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pinkster Path, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Fox Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 50 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
66% gravel1% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Golf Course Connector Trailhead
- Koi Pond–Bonticou Road Loop, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 294 ft
- Guyot Hill–Bonticou Road Loop, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach–Vernal Pool, 5 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Huguenot Drive–Kleine Kill Rd., 7 sights 3 mi · ▲ 179 ft
- Piney Woods & Terrace Path via Lenape Lane 3 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Bonticou Road–Stokes Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 387 ft
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