Minnewaska State Park Preserve
High Point Carriage Road
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft · 3 hr 42 min
High Point Carriage Road is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Kerhonkson, NY. It climbs 1,077 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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High Point Carriage Road
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,344–2,120 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: 41.73692, -74.30669
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto High Point Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Smiley Carriage Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 710 ft
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