Stony Pond lies in the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest, just north of Minerva, NY. The shortest and easiest access is from a 2.1 mile trail from Route 28. It can also be accessed from the east via a 3.9 mile route from Irishtown. Lastly, it can also be accessed by a 5 mile trail from the north starting at Hewitt Pond.
Leesa and I had done the shorter routes before, so this time we took the 5 miles route from Hewitt Pond. We found this route to be somewhat overgrown. It doesn't receive a lot of use and is hard to follow at times.
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| Center Pond |
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| Mike and Rev made it across the beaver dam to reach the lean-to |
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| Leesa feeding Rev a well deserved snack |
There is a nice lean-to at the water's edge on the west shore. There have been 2 canoes and a rowboat there the last few times I've been there.
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| View from the lean-to |
This was a nice warm indian summer day, and we enjoyed the day out, even though the trail was not the best. The lean-to is one of the easiest to reach if you go in via the 2.1 mile trail from Route 28.
Hike Stats:
Hike Distance: 9 miles
Hike Time: 4 hours
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| Our route shown in blue (Click image to enlarge) |
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