Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Smiley Carriage Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Smiley Carriage Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Kerhonkson, NY. It climbs 652 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Smiley Carriage Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,452–1,981 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: 41.73282, -74.30685
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 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 2.7 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Smiley Carriage Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 680 ft
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- High Point Carriage Road 9 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft
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- Indian Rock–Indian Rock Viewpoint, 3 cliffs 12.6 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft
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