outdoors

Mohonk Preserve

After grabbing a hiking map from guest services, which I highly recommend, we made our way into the woods. Closer to the resort there are amazing views of Lake Mohonk as you ascend up the rock side cliff. The trail closest to the lake is where you will get your most scenic photos. On the other side sits the Skytop Tower perched perfectly at the edge of the lake. Once you walk further along the trails you begin to enter the Mohonk Preserve. For intermediate to advance hikers this is a great area to explore. Note: Use the hiking map as a guide during your excursion, but some of the trails are difficult to find. If you get lost, try to retrace your steps until you see a designated sign guiding you back to a familiar trail. We spent about 3.5 hours hiking the grounds and then returned to the mountain house and concluded with dinner