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Swimming Hole–Split Rock, 9 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Split Rock, Swimming Hole and Skytop Reservoir before reaching Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 779 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 1,280 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coxing Kill 41.74868, -74.19157
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY

Directions

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Swimming Hole–Split Rock, 9 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 779 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 615–1,279 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Coxing Kill · 41.74868, -74.19157

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Coxing Kill, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Split Rock.
  4. 50 ftPass Swimming Hole.
  5. 2.1 miTurn right onto Laurel Ledge, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading SE.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
  10. 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
  11. 150 ftSharp right onto Forest Drive, heading N.
  12. 250 ftSharp left onto Spring Path, heading E.
  13. 250 ftReach Swimming Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftSharp right onto Forest Drive, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftSharp left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading S.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Ledge, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NE.
  20. 2.1 miSharp right onto Coxing Kill, heading W.
  21. 0.3 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

60% dirt34% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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