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Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Hidden Pond via High Peter's Kill Trail

5 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Hidden Pond via High Peter's Kill Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route reaches Hidden Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 718 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,440 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Peter's Kill Trail Connector 41.73490, -74.24392
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY
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Hidden Pond via High Peter's Kill Trail

5 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 851–1,441 ft

Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Trailhead: High Peter's Kill Trail Connector · 41.73490, -74.24392

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on High Peter's Kill Trail Connector, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miReach Hidden Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto High Peter's Kill Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto High Peter's Kill Trail Connector, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hidden-pond-out-back-3351

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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