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Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Battlement Terrace–Lake Awosting, 8 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,395 ft · 6 hr 34 min

Battlement Terrace–Lake Awosting, 8 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Port Ben, NY. The route passes Lake Awosting, Lake Awosting Beach and Rainbow Falls Trail (Orange) Viewpoint before reaching Battlement Terrace at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 2,395 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 2,113 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mine Hole Trail 41.76025, -74.32531
Nearest town Port Ben, NY
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Battlement Terrace–Lake Awosting, 8 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,395 ft · 6 hr 34 min

Elevation 289–2,114 ft

Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Trailhead: Mine Hole Trail · 41.76025, -74.32531

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mine Hole Trail, heading S.
  2. 3.4 miSharp left onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading E.
  3. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Stony Kill Carriage Road, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miPass Lake Awosting.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading E.
  7. 0.7 miPass Lake Awosting Beach.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Castle Point Carriage Road (Blue), heading S.
  9. 0.1 miPass Rainbow Falls Trail (Orange) Viewpoint.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Wolfjaw Connector, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Castle Point Carriage Road (Blue), heading E.
  12. 0.5 miReach Battlement Terrace, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Wolfjaw Connector, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Castle Point Carriage Road (Blue), heading W.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading W.
  16. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left onto Stony Kill Carriage Road, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading N.
  19. 2.4 miSharp right onto Mine Hole Trail, heading W.
  20. 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/battlement-terrace-lake-awosting-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

59% gravel32% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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