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Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Smiley Carriage Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Smiley Carriage Road is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Kerhonkson, NY. It climbs 701 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,345 – 1,890 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73555, -74.30781
Nearest town Kerhonkson, NY
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Smiley Carriage Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,344–1,891 ft

Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve

Trailhead: 41.73555, -74.30781

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/smiley-carriage-road-out-back-11-km-81b7

Trail surface

37% gravel63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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