Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Hawthorne Lake–Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Hawthorne Lake–Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge State Forest near Smith Corners, NY. The route passes Hawthorne Lake and Hawthorne Lake before reaching Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,145 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hawthorne Lake–Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 520–1,272 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: White-Blazed Trail · 41.37894, -74.62022
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White-Blazed Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Hawthorne Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lenape Ridge Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Hawthorne Lake.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto White/Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint.
- 150 ftReach Hawthorne Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Lenape Ridge Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail (Blue), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto White-Blazed Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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