New York · Hiking · Near New Windsor

Spring Farm Road

1.9 mi
one way
347 ft
climb
1,137 ft
high point
Point to point
route
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

Spring Farm Road is a short, easy hike of about 1.9 miles in the Mohonk Preserve in New York, a non-governmental organization-managed preserve. The route is a point-to-point trail that gains about 347 feet in elevation, with the high point at 1,137 feet and the low at 656 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 1.7 miles in, where the grade reaches 54 percent. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Mohonk Lake weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 73°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. The trail sits close to several other routes. Northwest Trail and Table Rocks Trail both start about 0.1 mile away, and Cedar Drive is about 0.2 mile off. Climbers can find The Gunks about 3.9 miles away.

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  • Sleep close

    Camp Huntington

    Campground

    Campground · 2.4 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Garvan's

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rainsRolf Müller ( User:Rolfmueller ), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Dia:Beacon

    Museum

    On your way back · 22 mi

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  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Spring Farm Road

    Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      34° / 19°

      11 wet · 7 snow

    2. Feb

      37° / 20°

      9 wet · 6 snow

    3. Mar

      46° / 27°

      11 wet · 4 snow

    4. Apr

      60° / 39°

      11 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      71° / 50°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 59°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 64°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 63°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 56°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      61° / 45°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      49° / 35°

      10 wet · 2 snow

    12. Dec

      38° / 25°

      11 wet · 5 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mohonk Lake, NY, 2.3 mi away at 1,245 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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