Mohonk Preserve
Stokes Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Stokes Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Mohonk Lake, NY. It climbs 724 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Stokes Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 483–1,033 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Rock Rift Road · 41.77707, -74.14415
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Rock Rift Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Stokes Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Stokes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Mossy Brook Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Rock Rift Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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