Welcome Boulder–Swimming Hole, 7 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Split Rock, Swimming Hole and Welcome Boulder. It climbs 520 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Welcome Boulder–Swimming Hole, 7 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 679–1,114 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve
Trailhead: Old Minnewaska Trail · 41.74444, -74.19699
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Split Rock.
- 50 ftPass Swimming Hole.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Shongum Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Enderly's Path, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Welcome Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shongum Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto West Trapps Parking Connector, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Trapps Parking Access, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Welcome Boulder.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Overcliff Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Laurel Ledge, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Minnewaska Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 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 1.9 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Minnewaska Trail Trailhead
- Swimming Hole–Split Rock, 5 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Plateau Viewpoint–Swimming Hole, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 542 ft
- Eagle Cliff Viewpoint–Swimming Hole, 8 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 730 ft
- Ouback Slab–Swimming Hole, 6 cliffs 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft
- Laurel Ledge Viewpoint–Sunset Rock, 9 sights 8 mi · ▲ 720 ft
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