Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska Loop, 6 beaches is a 1.6-mile loop in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Sunset Carriage Viewpoint, Lake Minnewaska Beach, Scuba Diving Access Area and 4 more. It is mostly level, with 241 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska Loop, 6 beaches
1.6 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 39 min
Elevation 1,645–1,806 ft
Loop · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: Sunset Carriage Road · 41.72940, -74.23845
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Sunset Carriage Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Beach.
- 50 ftPass Scuba Diving Access Area.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Carriage Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Minnewaska.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Castle Point Carriage Road, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Scuba Diving Access Area.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dry Bridge, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sunset Carriage Road Trailhead
- Awosting Falls–Lake Minnewaska, 8 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Beacon Hill Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska, 7 beaches 3.2 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Millbrook Mountain–Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint, 7 beaches 3.3 mi · ▲ 861 ft
- Lake Minnewaska–Sunset Carriage Viewpoint, 7 beaches 4.4 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Millbrook Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska, 6 beaches 6.2 mi · ▲ 400 ft
- Awosting Falls–Lake Minnewaska, 7 beaches 6.2 mi · ▲ 770 ft
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