Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Old Fire Tower Viewpoint–High Point, 4 sights
15 mi · ▲ 1,518 ft · 5 hr 46 min
Old Fire Tower Viewpoint–High Point, 4 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Granite, NY. The route passes Old Fire Tower Viewpoint and High Point. It climbs 1,518 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Old Fire Tower Viewpoint–High Point, 4 sights
15 mi · ▲ 1,518 ft · 5 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,192–2,261 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.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Berrypicker Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miPass Old Fire Tower Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass High Point.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto High Point Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miReach Old Fire Tower Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Berrypicker Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading N.
- 0.9 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 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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