Mohonk Preserve
Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint–Vernal Pool, 3 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint–Vernal Pool, 3 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near High Falls, NY. The route passes Vernal Pool before reaching Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,020 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint–Vernal Pool, 3 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 216–946 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Table Rocks Trail · 41.79611, -74.12377
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Table Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cedar Drive, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Vernal Pool.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Cedar Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Northeast Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Waterworks (Mohonk Preserve) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cedar Drive, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Table Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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 1.0 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Table Rocks Trail Trailhead
- Million Dollar View–Shagbark Hickory, 3 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Vernal Pool–Cedar Drive Loop, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Bonticou Crag–Shagbark Hickory, 5 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Guyot Hill–Shagbark Hickory, 7 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 537 ft
- Vernal Pool & Northeast Trail via Cedar Drive 2.4 mi · ▲ 371 ft
- Bonticou Road–Cedar Drive, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 478 ft
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