RESCHEDULED: MOHONK Birchen Path, The Crevice, Rock Rift

Strenuous. 7.5 miles . Rain, or drizzle, will cancel.

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

Meet at the Pine Road Parking Lot, Mohonk Preserve. (If full, you might need to go park earlier on Pine Road and walk a bit. I may also try to coordinate one car from a location nearby)

Please READ THE DESCRIPTION, through the end.

Please be at location by or before 9:30 am. Hiking will begin promptly.

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.

HAVE THE AEROBIC ABILITY TO DO ONE SUSTAINED UPHILL.

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 have a large fear heights, you should be prepared for a few smallish 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.

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.

Difficulty Rating
6 - Strenuous
Difficulty Rating Definition
Most physically demanding. Fitness for the specific activity is required with direct experience in the activity highly recommended and potentially mandatory (see the activity description). Expect to be active 6+ hours per day for back-to-back days if it is a multiday trip. Breaks will be shorter/fewer than for other levels of trips.

If you have an account on the AMC Connector, you can register here. https://activities.outdoors.org/s/oc-activity/a5UUN000001jydl/act00016272