Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Old Fire Tower Viewpoint–High Point, 3 viewpoints

10 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Old Fire Tower Viewpoint–High Point, 3 viewpoints is a 10-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Kerhonkson, NY. The route passes Old Fire Tower Viewpoint before reaching High Point at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,033 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,266 – 2,221 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73787, -74.30360
Nearest town Kerhonkson, NY

Directions

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Old Fire Tower Viewpoint–High Point, 3 viewpoints

10 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,265–2,221 ft

Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Trailhead: 41.73787, -74.30360

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miSharp right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto Berrypicker Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.9 miPass High Point.
  7. 150 ftReach Old Fire Tower Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2 miTurn right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

18% gravel82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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