Mohonk Mountain House Property
Vernal Pool–Bonticou Road, 7 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Vernal Pool–Bonticou Road, 7 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Mountain House Property near Mohonk Lake, NY. The route reaches Vernal Pool at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 664 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Vernal Pool–Bonticou Road, 7 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 787–1,234 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Mountain House Property
Trailhead: Piney Woods · 41.77763, -74.13637
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Piney Woods, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Terrace Path, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Golf Course Connector, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonticou Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Crag Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cedar Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cedar Drive, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Vernal Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cedar Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Drive, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Crag Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonticou Road, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Spring Farm Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Golf Course Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Lane, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Terrace Path, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Piney Woods, heading S.
- 0.8 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 6:57 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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