Welcome Boulder–Mohonk Lake, 6 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Welcome Boulder, Skytop Reservoir and Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach before reaching Mohonk Lake at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 664 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi925 – 1,289 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: West Trapps Parking Connector 41.73733, -74.19744
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY
Directions
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Welcome Boulder–Mohonk Lake, 6 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 924–1,288 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: West Trapps Parking Connector · 41.73733, -74.19744
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Trapps Parking Connector, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Trapps Parking Access, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Welcome Boulder.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miPass Skytop Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Mohonk Mountain House Property Beach.
- 150 ftBear left onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftPass Mohonk Lake.
- 50 ftBear right onto Woodland Path, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Welcome Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Partridgeberry Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rhododendron Bridge, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading NW.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Trapps Parking Access, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto West Trapps Parking Connector, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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