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Mohonk Preserve

Three Brothers–Welcome Boulder Loop, 8 rocks

4.7 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 2 hr

Three Brothers–Welcome Boulder Loop, 8 rocks is a 4.7-mile loop in Mohonk Preserve near Wallkill Camp, NY. The route passes Three Pines, Three Brothers, The Trapps and 3 more. It climbs 857 ft, with sections as steep as 64% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,283 ft · steepest grade: 64%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Undercliff Carriage Road 41.73870, -74.18453
Nearest town Wallkill Camp, NY
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Three Brothers–Welcome Boulder Loop, 8 rocks

4.7 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 919–1,284 ft

Loop · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: Undercliff Carriage Road · 41.73870, -74.18453

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Undercliff Carriage Road, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto MF/MAC Wall, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Three Pines.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cliff base trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Cakewalk, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Limelight/Arrow, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftReach Three Brothers, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftPass The Trapps.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto High E, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftPass High Exposure.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Cliff base trail, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftSharp right onto Bonnie's Roof, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftSharp left onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miPass Boxcar Boulder.
  18. 1 miBear left onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading NE.
  19. 2.4 miPass Welcome Boulder.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Baby / Easy O, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Cliff base trail, heading E.
  24. 350 ftTurn right onto Strictly's, heading E.
  25. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/three-brothers-loop

Trail surface

93% gravel5% dirt2% rock

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Wallkill Camp, New York