Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Litchfield Ledge–Lake Awosting, 10 sights
14 mi · ▲ 1,656 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Litchfield Ledge–Lake Awosting, 10 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Granite, NY. The route passes Lake Awosting, Litchfield Ledge and Hidden Pond. It climbs 1,656 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Litchfield Ledge–Lake Awosting, 10 sights
14 mi · ▲ 1,656 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 545–1,894 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink) · 41.75062, -74.25790
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink), heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Jenny Lane Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Blueberry Run Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lower Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Awosting.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Litchfield Ledge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Upper Awosting Carriage Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Litchfield Ledge.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainbow Falls Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper Awosting Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mossy Glen Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto High Peter's Kill Trail Connector, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miPass Hidden Pond.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink), heading SW.
- 0.7 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 3.7 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Old New Paltz-Wawarsing Turnpike (Pink) Trailhead
- Blocky Wall–Breaker Wall, 6 cliffs 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,950 ft
- Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint–Jenny Lane Trail, 3 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft
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