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Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Mine Hole Trail & Smiley Carriage Road

13.7 mi · ▲ 3,188 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Mine Hole Trail & Smiley Carriage Road is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Ellenville, NY. It climbs 3,188 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 1,910 ft · steepest grade: 24%13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Smiley Carriage Road 41.71200, -74.38295
Nearest town Ellenville, NY
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Mine Hole Trail & Smiley Carriage Road

13.7 mi · ▲ 3,188 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Elevation 289–1,908 ft

Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Trailhead: Smiley Carriage Road · 41.71200, -74.38295

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Smiley Carriage Road, heading NE.
  2. 3.5 miTurn left onto Mine Hole Trail, heading NE.
  3. 3.4 miReach Smiley Carriage Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.4 miTurn right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading W.
  5. 3.4 miArrive 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/mine-hole-trail-out-back

Trail surface

38% dirt16% gravel46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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