1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading SE.
3. 50 ftPass Lake Minnewaska Beach.
4. 50 ftPass Scuba Diving Access Area.
5. 50 ftPass Lake Minnewaska.
6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dry Bridge, heading SE.
7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading S.
8. 0.1 miPass Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint.
9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
10. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
11. 0.2 miPass Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint.
12. 0.3 miBear left onto Millbrook Mountain Carriage Road, heading SE.
13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading SW.
14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading W.
15. 50 ftBear left onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading W.
16. 50 ftBear right onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading SW.
17. 0.1 miBear left onto Castle Point Carriage Road, heading SW.
18. 2.4 miTurn left onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading W.
19. 50 ftPass Castle Point.
20. 50 ftPass Castle Point Carriage Viewpoint.
21. 250 ftTurn left onto Castle Point Carriage Road (Blue), heading W.
22. 50 ftTurn right onto Scenic Trail Scramble (Violet), heading NW.
23. 250 ftTurn right onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road (Yellow), heading SW.
24. 500 ftTurn left onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Discs), heading W.
25. 1.1 miPass Lake Awosting Beach.
26. 250 ftTurn right onto Spruce Glen Path, heading NW.
27. 100 ftBear left onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Blazes), heading W.
28. 50 ftTurn left onto Murray Hill Trail, heading W.
29. 0.3 miPass Murray Hill.
30. 50 ftPass Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Blazes) Viewpoint.
31. 250 ftContinue straight onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Blazes), heading S.
32. 0.4 miPass Lake Awosting.
33. 0.5 miBear right onto Indian Cave Trail (Abandoned), heading W.
34. 0.2 miPass Mud Pond (Haseco Lake).
35. 300 ftTurn left onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Blazes), heading S.
36. 1.1 miReach Murray Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
37. 1.1 miTurn right onto Indian Cave Trail (Abandoned), heading S.
38. 0.3 miBear left onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Blazes), heading NE.
39. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Murray Hill Trail, heading S.
40. 0.3 miTurn right onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Blazes), heading S.
41. 100 ftBear right onto Spruce Glen Path, heading S.
42. 100 ftTurn left onto Scenic Trail / SRT (Violet/Blue Discs), heading NE.
43. 1.2 miTurn right onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road (Yellow), heading NE.
44. 0.1 miTurn left onto Scenic Trail Scramble (Violet), heading E.
45. 250 ftTurn left onto Castle Point Carriage Road (Blue), heading E.
46. 50 ftTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading NE.
47. 250 ftTurn right onto Castle Point Carriage Road, heading SE.
48. 2.4 miBear right onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading NE.
49. 0.1 miBear left onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading E.
50. 100 ftBear right onto Castle Point Connector (no blaze), heading NE.
51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hamilton Point Carriage Road, heading NE.
52. 250 ftContinue straight onto Millbrook Mountain Carriage Road, heading NE.
53. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading NE.
54. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
55. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
56. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dry Bridge, heading E.
57. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road, heading SE.
58. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/murray-hill-lake-minnewaska-carriage-viewpoint-out-back-23-viewpoints