The best trailhead to reach Bonticou Crag is located on the Mohonk Preserve at the Spring Farm entrance off of Upper 27 Knolls Road in the town of New Paltz. Be advised there is a $12 day-use fee for hikers. Membership offers a cheaper option when using the preserve regularly. Thanks to Rock & Snow in New Paltz for the gear! rockandsnow.com
From the parking area, head up the Farm Road for a few hundred feet and then turn right onto the well-marked Bonticou Crag trail. The red trail will take you up the side of a nicely sloping meadow. It then crosses the Cedar Drive carriage road through a small grove of trees and almost immediately across another carriage road called Bonticou Road. You then follow... continued at visitvortex.com/magazine/autumn2013-leafhikeFrom the parking area, head up the Farm Road for a few hundred feet and then turn right onto the well-marked Bonticou Crag trail. The red trail will take you up the side of a nicely sloping meadow. It then crosses the Cedar Drive carriage road through a small grove of trees and almost immediately across another carriage road called Bonticou Road. You then follow... continued at visitvortex.com/magazine/autumn2013-leafhike
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