Sky Top Viewpoint–Skytop, 8 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Skytop Reservoir, Skytop Reservoir, Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach and 2 more before reaching Sky Top Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 839 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,050 – 1,542 ft · steepest grade: 44%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Piney Woods 41.77763, -74.13637
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY
Directions
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Sky Top Viewpoint–Skytop, 8 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 839 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,050–1,541 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property
Trailhead: Piney Woods · 41.77763, -74.13637
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Piney Woods, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Terrace Path, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Birchen Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 50 ftPass Skytop.
- 100 ftTurn right onto The Labyrinth, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sky Top Road, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Vernal Pool.
- 450 ftReach Sky Top Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Labyrinth, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Staircliff Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Forest Drive, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Terrace Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Piney Woods, heading N.
- 0.7 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
58% gravel42% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Piney Woods 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
- Hemlock Lane–Huguenot Drive Loop, 7 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 175 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
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