Swimming Hole–Split Rock, 10 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route passes Skytop Reservoir and Split Rock before reaching Swimming Hole at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,232 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi679 – 1,250 ft11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Piney Woods 41.77763, -74.13637
Nearest town Mohonk Lake, NY
Directions
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Swimming Hole–Split Rock, 10 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 679–1,250 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
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.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Forest Drive, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Home Farm Drive, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Ledge, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miPass Split Rock.
- 0.1 miReach Swimming Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Laurel Ledge, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Home Farm Drive, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Drive, heading N.
- 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 miSharp right onto Terrace Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Piney Woods, heading NE.
- 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
48% gravel33% dirt19% 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
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