Mohonk Preserve

Woodside Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 764 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Woodside Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve near Butterville, NY. It climbs 764 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 1,116 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76551, -74.12423
Nearest town Butterville, NY

Directions

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Woodside Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 764 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 470–1,117 ft

Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve

Trailhead: 41.76551, -74.12423

Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miBear right onto Woodside Trail (Future Northeast Trail), heading N.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Woodside Trail (Future Northeast Trail), heading S.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

28% dirt5% gravel67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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