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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Woodside Trail (Future Northeast Trail), heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bonticou Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Woodside Trail (Future Northeast Trail), heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.8 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
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.
More from this trailhead
- Lenape Lane 4.5 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Woodside Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 759 ft
- Lenape Lane 5.4 mi · ▲ 688 ft
- Lenape Lane 5.3 mi · ▲ 655 ft
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