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Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black)

4.6 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. It climbs 301 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,408 – 1,719 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Peter's Kill Trail Connector 41.73490, -74.24392
Nearest town Lake Minnewaska, NY
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Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black)

4.6 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,408–1,719 ft

Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Trailhead: High Peter's Kill Trail Connector · 41.73490, -74.24392

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading SW.
  3. 2.3 miReach Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-awosting-carriage-road-black-out-back-7-km-699e

Trail surface

99% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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