Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint–Hawthorne Lake, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint–Hawthorne Lake, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge State Forest near Smith Corners, NY. The route passes Hawthorne Lake before reaching Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,086 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint–Hawthorne Lake, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 520–1,270 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: Yellow-Blazed Trail · 41.37955, -74.62467
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow-Blazed Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Hawthorne Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lenape Ridge Trail (Red), heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto White/Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Ridge Trail (red), heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White/Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Lenape Ridge Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Yellow-Blazed Trail, heading S.
- 50 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Yellow-Blazed Trail Trailhead
- Hawthorne Lake–Lenape Ridge Trail (Red) Loop, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 445 ft
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