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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Beach.
- 50 ftPass Scuba Diving Access Area.
- 50 ftPass Lake Minnewaska.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sunset Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Upper Awosting Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Upper Awosting Carriage Viewpoint.
- 1 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blueberry Run Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miReach Lake Minnewaska, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Blueberry Run Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Awosting Carriage Road, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Carriage Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road Trailhead
- Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint–Beacon Hill Viewpoint, 6 beaches 2.9 mi · ▲ 412 ft
- Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint–Beacon Hill Viewpoint, 6 beaches 2.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Pine Cliff Viewpoint–Beacon Hill Viewpoint, 6 beaches 2.9 mi · ▲ 442 ft
- Beacon Hill Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska, 7 beaches 3.1 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska, 7 beaches 4.2 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Awosting Falls–Beacon Hill Viewpoint, 8 beaches 4.3 mi · ▲ 698 ft
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