Awosting Falls–Lake Awosting, 6 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Awosting Falls before reaching Lake Awosting at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 741 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,125 – 1,890 ft10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Loop 41.73886, -74.21863
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY
Directions
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Awosting Falls–Lake Awosting, 6 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,124–1,890 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: Red Loop · 41.73886, -74.21863
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Awosting Falls Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Awosting Falls Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Awosting Falls.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Mossy Glen Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lower Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Awosting.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Lake Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Awosting Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mossy Glen Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Awosting Falls Connection, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Awosting Falls Carriage Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left onto Awosting Falls Connector, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
63% gravel32% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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