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Skytop–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 8 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Butterville, NY. The route passes Skytop Reservoir, Skytop Reservoir and Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach before reaching Skytop at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 937 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,513 ft · steepest grade: 52%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonticou Path 41.77964, -74.12520
Nearest town Butterville, NY

Directions

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Skytop–Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach, 8 sights

5 mi · ▲ 937 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 928–1,513 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property

Trailhead: Bonticou Path · 41.77964, -74.12520

Weather Sep 8: Overcast, high 74°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northeast Trail, heading W.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Lookout Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Glen Anna Path, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Huguenot Drive, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right onto Birchen Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftPass Skytop Reservoir.
  17. 0.2 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
  18. 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto The Labyrinth, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftReach Skytop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Staircliff Path, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left onto Forest Drive, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
  25. 250 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading SE.
  28. 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Bonticou Road, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  34. 150 ftBear right onto Northeast Trail, heading NE.
  35. 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

57% gravel3% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F55°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 1.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Wed 76°60° 15%
Thu 84°64° 33%
Fri 74°51° 17%
Sat 73°47°
Sun 66°58° 29%
Mon 77°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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