Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Blocky Wall–Breaker Wall, 6 cliffs

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,950 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Blocky Wall–Breaker Wall, 6 cliffs is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Granite, NY. The route passes Hidden Pond, Breaker Wall and Blocky Wall before reaching Peterskill Middle Cliff at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,950 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 1,178 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink) 41.75062, -74.25790
Nearest town Granite, NY

Directions

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Blocky Wall–Breaker Wall, 6 cliffs

10.6 mi · ▲ 1,950 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Elevation 545–1,177 ft

Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Trailhead: Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink) · 41.75062, -74.25790

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink), heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 2.3 miPass Hidden Pond.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto High Peter's Kill Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Connector, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bull Wheel Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftPass Breaker Wall.
  12. 50 ftPass Peterskill Middle Cliff.
  13. 250 ftReach Blocky Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right onto Red Loop, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Connector, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto High Peter's Kill Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink), heading SW.
  21. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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