Mohonk Preserve
Vernal Pool via Table Rocks Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 640 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Vernal Pool via Table Rocks Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lawrenceville, NY. The route passes Vernal Pool before reaching Vernal Pool at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 640 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Vernal Pool via Table Rocks Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 640 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 465–792 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: 41.82377, -74.09780
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Vernal Pool.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Spring Farm Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ski Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Vernal Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spring Farm Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Table Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 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 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White Dot & Flooded Mine 2.2 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint 3.2 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Flooded Mine & Lime Kiln Trail (Green) via Wallkill Valley Rail Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Table Rocks Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Table Rocks Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 502 ft
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