Minnewaska State Park Preserve
High Point Carriage Road & Mine Hole Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,159 ft · 5 hr 23 min
High Point Carriage Road & Mine Hole Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Port Ben, NY. It climbs 2,159 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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High Point Carriage Road & Mine Hole Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,159 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 289–2,283 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: Mine Hole Trail · 41.76025, -74.32531
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mine Hole Trail, heading S.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto High Point Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 2.8 miReach Mine Hole Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mine Hole Trail, heading E.
- 3.3 miArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mine Hole Trail Trailhead
- Indian Rock–Indian Rock Viewpoint, 4 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 2,186 ft
- Old Fire Tower Viewpoint–High Point, 4 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,435 ft
- Litchfield Ledge–Lake Awosting, 5 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 2,241 ft
- Battlement Terrace–Lake Awosting, 8 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,395 ft
- Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint–Castle Point, 8 sights 16.2 mi · ▲ 2,477 ft
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