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Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint–Castle Point Loop, 12 sights is a 15.9-mile loop in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Granite, NY. The route passes Lake Awosting, Lake Awosting Beach, Lake Awosting and 3 more. It climbs 1,959 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 2,182 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint–Castle Point Loop, 12 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 1,959 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Elevation 545–2,183 ft

Loop · 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 at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading W.
  3. 2.7 miTurn right onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading S.
  4. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lower Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading S.
  5. 0.4 miPass Lake Awosting.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading W.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftPass Lake Awosting Beach.
  10. 150 ftReach Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lake Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading S.
  12. 1.8 miPass Lake Awosting.
  13. 150 ftSharp right onto Spruce Glen Path, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Blazes), heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Spruce Glen Path, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Discs), heading SE.
  17. 1.2 miTurn right onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road (Yellow), heading NE.
  18. 500 ftTurn left onto Scenic Trail Scramble (Violet), heading E.
  19. 100 ftPass Castle Point.
  20. 50 ftPass Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Castle Point Carriage Road (Blue), heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading S.
  23. 1.8 miSharp right onto Mossy Glen Trail, heading NW.
  24. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading N.
  25. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto High Peter's Kill Trail Connector, heading NE.
  27. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.9 miPass Hidden Pond.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.5 miBear right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

79% dirt19% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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