Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Mine Hole Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 2,519 ft · 5 hr 50 min
Mine Hole Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Granite, NY. It climbs 2,519 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mine Hole Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 2,519 ft · 5 hr 50 min
Elevation 289–1,981 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: 41.73388, -74.29739
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Mine Hole Trail, heading W.
- 3.4 miReach Mine Hole Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.4 miSharp left onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 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 3.2 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Stony Kill Falls & Stony Kill Carriage Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 653 ft
- Smiley Carriage Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 830 ft
- Smiley Carriage Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 849 ft
- Smiley Carriage Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 857 ft
- Smiley Carriage Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 834 ft
- Smiley Carriage Road 7 mi · ▲ 876 ft
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