Mohonk Mountains
The jewel of the Catskill mountains, the Mohonk Mountain House resides at the foothill to the sky top tower. The most difficult and fun hiking trail to reach the summit is the labyrinth trail, which wandering through rocks, caves, wooden ladders, narrow gaps, and cliffs. However, in winter, it is often closed due to ice conditions. However, the easy trail to the summit is equally fun but much more spectacular --- there are many wooden huts along the trail, which provides awesome view of the surrounding mountains.
To reach the Mohonk Mauntain, you can either park at the House paying a fee (per person), or park at the nearby Mohonk Preserve paying a much smaller fee (par person).
We parked at one parking lot (Coxing trailhead) in the Mohonk Preserve, and took the overcliff trail (2.5 miles flat carriage road) to the Mountain house. When we came back, we took the undercliff train (2 miles flat road). [Note that, to get the the Mountain house train, we had to go across the road to the other side of the parking and used the red trail (0.5 mile difficulty trail) as the connection to the over/under cliff trails. West Trapps trailhead might be a better choice.]
Check out the labyrinth trail in summer.
