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.

Elevation

0 mi1,191 – 2,261 ft15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73388, -74.29739
Nearest town Granite, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miSharp right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Berrypicker Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.9 miPass Old Fire Tower Viewpoint.
  8. 50 ftPass High Point.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto High Point Trail, heading SW.
  10. 2.3 miReach Old Fire Tower Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Berrypicker Trail, heading NE.
  12. 2 miTurn right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading N.
  13. 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

12% gravel88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

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.

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