Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska, 7 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint, Lake Minnewaska, Scuba Diving Access Area and 2 more before reaching Scuba Diving Access Area at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,070 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,076 – 1,775 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72236, -74.22182
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY
Directions
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Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska, 7 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,078–1,775 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: 41.72236, -74.22182
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Coxing Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Millbrook Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miPass Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Lake Minnewaska.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Scuba Diving Access Area.
- 100 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Scuba Diving Access Area.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Bridge, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dry Bridge, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Millbrook Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Coxing Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 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
37% dirt15% gravel1% grass47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Millbrook Ridge Viewpoint–Hawkwatch, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 461 ft
- Coxing Trail–Shongum Path, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 344 ft
- Swimming Hole–Split Rock, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Coxing Trail–Enderly's Path, 5 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 460 ft
- Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska, 9 sights 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,232 ft
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