Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Lake Awosting Beach–Awosting Reserve Access (Brown), 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,343 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Lake Awosting Beach–Awosting Reserve Access (Brown), 6 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Rutsonville, NY. The route reaches Lake Awosting Beach. It climbs 1,343 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Awosting Beach–Awosting Reserve Access (Brown), 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,343 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 670–2,038 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: Awosting Reserve Access (Brown) · 41.68084, -74.26475
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Awosting Reserve Access (Brown), heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Awosting Reserve Loop (Purple), heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Spruce Glen Path, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Awosting Beach.
- 200 ftBear left onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Blazes), heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spruce Glen Path, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Discs), heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Wolfjaw Connector, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Awosting Reserve Loop (Purple), heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Awosting Reserve Access (Brown), heading E.
- 1.2 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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