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Mohonk Mountain House Property

Shagbark Hickory–Spring Farm Road, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Shagbark Hickory–Spring Farm Road, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near High Falls, NY. The route reaches Shagbark Hickory. It climbs 546 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 1,168 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.79750, -74.12394
Nearest town High Falls, NY
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Shagbark Hickory–Spring Farm Road, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 652–1,168 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: 41.79750, -74.12394

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Shagbark Hickory.
  4. 250 ftSharp right onto Spring Farm Road, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Drive, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 500 ftTurn right onto Golf Course Connector, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Terrace Path, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miReach Shagbark Hickory, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Golf Course Connector, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shagbark-hickory-spring-farm-road-out-back-3-sights-8-km-f621

Trail surface

84% gravel2% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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