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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Berrypicker Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miPass High Point.
- 150 ftReach Old Fire Tower Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 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.
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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.
More from this trailhead
- Smiley Carriage Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 748 ft
- Smiley Carriage Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 775 ft
- Smiley Carriage Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- High Point Carriage Road 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft
- Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska, 11 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 1,367 ft
- Pine Cliff Viewpoint–Lake Minnewaska Carriage Viewpoint, 11 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 1,479 ft
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