Mohonk Preserve
Swimming Hole–Split Rock, 5 sights
1.5 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 34 min
Swimming Hole–Split Rock, 5 sights is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Split Rock and Swimming Hole. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi679 – 820 ft1.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Minnewaska Trail 41.74444, -74.19699
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY
Directions
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Swimming Hole–Split Rock, 5 sights
1.5 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 34 min
Elevation 679–821 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Old Minnewaska Trail · 41.74444, -74.19699
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Split Rock.
- 50 ftPass Swimming Hole.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Shongum Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Enderly's Path, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Swimming Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Shongum Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
Trail surface
44% dirt56% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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