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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Lower Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Awosting.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftPass Lake Awosting Beach.
- 150 ftReach Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Lake Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading S.
- 1.8 miPass Lake Awosting.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Spruce Glen Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Blazes), heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Spruce Glen Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Discs), heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road (Yellow), heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Scenic Trail Scramble (Violet), heading E.
- 100 ftPass Castle Point.
- 50 ftPass Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Castle Point Carriage Road (Blue), heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Mossy Glen Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto High Peter's Kill Trail Connector, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Hidden Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
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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.
More from Jenny Lane Trail Trailhead
- Jenny Lane Trail & Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink) 2 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Jenny Lane Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Jenny Lane Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Pine Cliff Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint, 9 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft
- Breakfast Wall–Hidden Pond, 5 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,974 ft
- Hamilton Point Carriage Road via Jenny Lane Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,632 ft
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