Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Breakfast Wall–Hidden Pond, 5 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,974 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Breakfast Wall–Hidden Pond, 5 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Granite, NY. The route passes Hidden Pond and Breakfast Wall. It climbs 1,974 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 1,214 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jenny Lane Trail 41.74132, -74.25536
Nearest town Granite, NY

Directions

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Breakfast Wall–Hidden Pond, 5 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,974 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Elevation 545–1,214 ft

Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Trailhead: Jenny Lane Trail · 41.74132, -74.25536

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

  1. Start on Jenny Lane Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 2.3 miPass Hidden Pond.
  5. 50 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 SW.
  9. 0.2 miPass Breakfast Wall.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Awosting Falls Connector, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Trapps Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.1 miReach Breakfast Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1 miTurn right onto Awosting Falls Connector, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Connector, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miBear left onto High Peter's Kill Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.5 miBear right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading SW.
  27. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

77% dirt18% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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