Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black)
4.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. It climbs 297 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black)
4.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,409–1,719 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) · 41.73361, -74.24477
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading SW.
- 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) Trailhead
- Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) 4.6 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Whale's Head & Lost City Viewpoint via High Peter's Kill Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft
- Blocky Wall–Breaker Wall, 5 cliffs 4.9 mi · ▲ 968 ft
- Mossy Glen Trail via Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) 5 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Whale's Head–Lost City Viewpoint, 3 summits 5 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft
- Hidden Pond via High Peter's Kill Trail 5 mi · ▲ 718 ft
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