If you’ve been itching to get outdoors, this hiking trail might be just the place to go. Pack your good boots and a walking stick for the day, because beautiful rock formations are the main highlight on this New York hiking trail. It’s beautiful, and sculpted by nature herself. This spot is bucket list material for a day when you have the energy to explore somewhere new.

Welcome to a short adventure out in Mohonk Preserve, a hike on the Lost City Escarpment Loop trail. If you want an adventure, this beauty of a trail is a great place to start.
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Running an easy 2.3 miles long, this trail has a fair bit of elevation gain to climb, but it's worthwhile to see the rock formations that make up the trail and the scenery here.
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The hike leads you to Lost City, an area with beautiful rock walls as if this were a castle long ago.
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In the fall especially, colors explode across the landscape of leaves. From up here, enjoying the view is as easy as taking the trail the way it's marked. It's simply breathtaking up here!
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If you're extra adventurous and want something more than a short hike, the area is also popular for rock climbing and cave exploring if you have the equipment. Just watch out for local fauna!
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This trail does allow leashed dogs, and is open year-round, but the best views are found from April through November. Happy hiking!
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If you’d like to check out this hike in the future, bookmark the Lost City Escarpment Loop trail on AllTrails. There, you’ll find a trail map, reviews from previous hikers of this trail, and even a forecast to help with your travel plans.

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Mohonk Preserve, 3197 Route 44 55, Gardiner, NY 12525, USA