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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

  1. Start on Jenny Lane Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.7 miBear left onto Blueberry Run Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left onto Castle Point Carriage Road, heading S.
  5. 2.4 miBear right onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftSharp right onto Millbrook Mountain Carriage Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.9 miReach Hamilton Point Carriage Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miSharp left onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading N.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading N.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading N.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Castle Point Carriage Road, heading SW.
  16. 2.4 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading SW.
  17. 1.8 miTurn left onto Blueberry Run Trail (Blue), heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading W.
  19. 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.

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