Sentinel Rock–Mohonk Lake, 13 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Skytop Reservoir, Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, Mohonk Lake and Vernal Pool before reaching Sentinel Rock at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 944 ft. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi699 – 1,289 ft9.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Trapps Hamlet Path 41.73611, -74.20034
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY
Directions
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Sentinel Rock–Mohonk Lake, 13 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 944 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 700–1,290 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 right onto Laurel Ledge, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 150 ftBear left onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftPass Mohonk Lake.
- 50 ftBear right onto Woodland Path, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Vernal Pool.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Sentinel Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lakeshore Path, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lake Shore Road, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Ledge, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Shongum Path, heading W.
- 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.
Trail surface
47% dirt33% gravel20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Trapps Hamlet Path Trailhead
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- Three Brothers–Welcome Boulder, 7 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 941 ft
- Plateau Viewpoint–Enderly's Path, 6 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Duck Pond–Skytop Reservoir, 10 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,475 ft
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