Sky Top Viewpoint–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 8 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lawrenceville, NY. The route passes Lily Pond, Vernal Pool, Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach and Skytop Reservoir before reaching Sky Top Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,504 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi466 – 1,509 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82377, -74.09780
Nearest town Lawrenceville, NY
Directions
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Sky Top Viewpoint–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 8 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Elevation 465–1,510 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: 41.82377, -74.09780
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Lookout Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Glen Anna Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fox Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sky Top Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Lily Pond.
- 50 ftPass Vernal Pool.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Sky Top Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fox Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 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
49% gravel40% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- White Dot & Flooded Mine 2.2 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint 3.2 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Flooded Mine & Lime Kiln Trail (Green) via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Table Rocks Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Table Rocks Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches 4.2 mi · ▲ 833 ft
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