Awosting Falls–Lake Minnewaska, 5 beaches is a 4.2-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 Scuba Diving Access Area before reaching Lake Minnewaska at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 545 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,139 – 1,686 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Awosting Falls Connector 41.73786, -74.21898
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY
Directions
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Awosting Falls–Lake Minnewaska, 5 beaches
4.2 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,140–1,687 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: Awosting Falls Connector · 41.73786, -74.21898
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Awosting Falls Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Awosting Falls Carriage Road, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Sunset Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Awosting Falls.
- 0.6 miPass Sunset Carriage Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Beach.
- 50 ftPass Scuba Diving Access Area.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Lake Minnewaska.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Awosting Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Awosting Falls Carriage Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Awosting Falls Connector, heading E.
- 350 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
90% gravel10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Whale's Head–High Peter's Kill Viewpoint, 5 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 203 ft
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- Hidden Pond & Bull Wheel Trail via High Peter's Kill Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 844 ft
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