Skytop–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 7 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Skytop Reservoir, Skytop Reservoir and Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach before reaching Skytop at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 704 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,034 – 1,513 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Golf Course Connector 41.77855, -74.13472
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY
Directions
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Skytop–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 7 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 704 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 1,034–1,513 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.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Birchen Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 0.2 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 100 ftTurn right onto The Labyrinth, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Skytop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Staircliff Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Forest Drive, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 150 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
76% gravel24% 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 7:39 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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