Hamilton Point Carriage Road via Jenny Lane Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Granite, NY. It climbs 1,632 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,214 – 2,179 ft14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Jenny Lane Trail 41.74132, -74.25536
Nearest town Granite, NY
Directions
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Hamilton Point Carriage Road via Jenny Lane Trail
14.4 mi · ▲ 1,632 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 1,215–2,180 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
- Start on Jenny Lane Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Blueberry Run Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Castle Point Carriage Road, heading S.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Millbrook Mountain Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Hamilton Point Carriage Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Castle Point Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Blueberry Run Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
51% dirt48% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 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
- Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint–Castle Point Loop, 12 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 1,959 ft
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