Skytop Reservoir–Bonticou Road, 7 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Butterville, NY. The route reaches Skytop Reservoir. It climbs 667 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi929 – 1,250 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bonticou Path 41.77964, -74.12520
Nearest town Butterville, NY
Directions
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Skytop Reservoir–Bonticou Road, 7 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 928–1,250 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northeast Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Spring Farm Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading SW.
- 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 NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Forest Drive, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Home Farm Drive, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Skytop Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Home Farm Drive, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Drive, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Old Stage Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Drive, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kleine Kill Rd., heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Huguenot Drive, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Glen Anna Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto North Lookout Road, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Whitney Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonticou Road, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Northeast Trail, heading NE.
- 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
69% gravel3% dirt28% 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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