Three Brothers–Three Pines, 4 rocks is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Dragonfly Pond, Three Pines and Three Brothers before reaching High Exposure at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 609 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi604 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 42%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: J & S Grafton Sensory Trail 41.73431, -74.18744
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY
Directions
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Three Brothers–Three Pines, 4 rocks
1.8 mi · ▲ 609 ft · 54 min
Elevation 603–1,041 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: J & S Grafton Sensory Trail · 41.73431, -74.18744
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on J & S Grafton Sensory Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Dragonfly Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Laverne Thompson Nature Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading N.
- 300 ftPass Three Pines.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto MF/MAC Wall, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Cliff base trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Three Brothers.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cakewalk, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass High Exposure.
- 50 ftBear left onto High E, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cliff base trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Three Brothers, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto High E, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cakewalk, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto V-3, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto MF/MAC Wall, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Undercliff Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto East Trapps Connector (Stairmaster), heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Trapps Connector, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto J & S Grafton Sensory Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
47% gravel42% dirt11% rock
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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