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Lake Minnewaska–Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint, 8 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Lake Minnewaska Beach, Scuba Diving Access Area, Lake Minnewaska and 2 more. It climbs 998 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,171 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road 41.72941, -74.23492
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY

Directions

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Lake Minnewaska–Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint, 8 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 998 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 1,171–1,801 ft

Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Trailhead: Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road · 41.72941, -74.23492

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Scuba Diving Access Area.
  4. 50 ftPass Lake Minnewaska.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Sunset Carriage Road, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading W.
  9. 200 ftTurn right onto Upper Awosting Carriage Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miPass Upper Awosting Carriage Viewpoint.
  11. 1 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blueberry Run Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.9 miReach Lake Minnewaska, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.9 miBear left onto Blueberry Run Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Awosting Carriage Road, heading S.
  18. 1.6 miTurn left onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading E.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Carriage Road, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading E.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 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

58% dirt42% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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