Minnewaska State Park Preserve

High Point Carriage Road

10 mi · ▲ 1,226 ft · 3 hr 57 min

High Point Carriage Road is a 10-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Granite, NY. It climbs 1,226 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,191 – 2,120 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73388, -74.29739
Nearest town Granite, NY

Directions

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High Point Carriage Road

10 mi · ▲ 1,226 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,192–2,120 ft

Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Trailhead: 41.73388, -74.29739

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miSharp right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading NW.
  6. 1.5 miTurn left onto High Point Carriage Road, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading NW.
  9. 1.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

54% gravel46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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