Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint–Jenny Lane Trail, 3 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint–Jenny Lane Trail, 3 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Granite, NY. The route reaches Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 1,570 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint–Jenny Lane Trail, 3 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Elevation 961–2,180 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
- Start on Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink), heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Blueberry Run Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Castle Point Carriage Road, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Blueberry Run Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink), heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~153 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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