Birchen Path, Crevice and Rock Rift

Strenuous. 7.5 miles
NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT

If you are not a member of the Mohonk Preserve, be prepared to pay a $15 day fee.

READ THE DESCRIPTION, through the end where you will see how to register. You will not be registering here. The hike is limited to 12 people and this count will be recorded on the AMC Connector.

Meet at Pine Road Parking Lot, Mohonk Preserve. (If full, you might need to go park earlier on Pine Road and walk a bit.) .

Please be at location at 9:30 am.

We will walk on some paths and carriage roads, but the goal of this hike is to include many scrambles. 7.5 miles might be what Avenza tells me, but please realize this is more about terrain than distance.

Appropriate participants should consider themselves to be reasonably intrepid. You will need to be possibly able to push yourself up with your arms over rock formations/have decent upper body strength, you'll want to have good balance and not fear heights, you should be prepared for a few small dark places and feel comfortable climbing some ladders. While walking on level surfaces, we will maintain a moderate pace.

MUST: Bring 2 or more liters of water. Bring lunch and snacks Wear hiking boots with good grip. HAVE THE AEROBIC ABILITY TO DO ONE SUSTAINED UPHILL.

Can/maybe want to bring poles but they should be able to collapse. Non-giant packs are best just because there are a few squeezes. There will be a few places where you'll need to take the pack off to fit through things, even with a smallish pack.

I've rearranged some of my past hikes and this one will include: Birchen Trail/The Crevice/RockRift -

The path, in case you want to know:
-Duck Pond Road.
-Duck Pond Trail to Forest Drive (the UPHILL part)
-Birchen Path to Crevice to Skytop
-Skytop Path to Pinkster Path to Fox Path to Glen Anna to North Lookout Road to Old Glen Anna Road
-Rock Rift!!
-Rift Trail to Hemlock to Bridge Road to Kleinekill Road to DuckPond Road
-Back to start

AMC Health Advisory: Covid and other respiratory illnesses are circulating in our communities. Do not participate in this activity if you, or someone who you have recently been in contact with, is either infected or symptomatic.

Outdoor Connector Link for AMC Register at this link.