Awosting Falls–Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint, 10 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Awosting Falls, Sunset Carriage Viewpoint, Lake Minnewaska Beach and 4 more. It climbs 1,462 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi981 – 1,775 ft8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: High Peter's Kill Trail Connector 41.73490, -74.24392
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY
Directions
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Awosting Falls–Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint, 10 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 982–1,775 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: High Peter's Kill Trail Connector · 41.73490, -74.24392
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 SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Awosting Falls Connection, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Awosting Falls Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Awosting Falls.
- 0.6 miPass Sunset Carriage Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Beach.
- 50 ftPass Scuba Diving Access Area.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Lake Minnewaska.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Dry Bridge, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 400 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Millbrook Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Coxing Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miReach Awosting Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Millbrook Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dry Bridge, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Sunset Carriage Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Awosting Falls Carriage Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
30% gravel22% dirt1% grass47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from High Peter's Kill Trail Connector Trailhead
- Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) 4.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) 4.6 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Whale's Head & Lost City Viewpoint via High Peter's Kill Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft
- Blocky Wall–Breaker Wall, 5 cliffs 4.9 mi · ▲ 968 ft
- Mossy Glen Trail via Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) 5 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Whale's Head–Lost City Viewpoint, 3 summits 5 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft
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