Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Stony Kill Falls–Lake Awosting, 6 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,097 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Stony Kill Falls–Lake Awosting, 6 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Minnewaska State Park Preserve near Lake Minnewaska, NY. The route passes Lake Awosting before reaching Stony Kill Falls at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 1,097 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stony Kill Falls–Lake Awosting, 6 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,097 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,377–1,925 ft
Out & Back · Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Trailhead: High Peter's Kill Trail Connector · 41.73490, -74.24392
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Mossy Glen Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lower Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Awosting.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Lake Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Stony Kill Carriage Road, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Stony Kill Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Smiley Carriage Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lake Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Awosting Carriageway (Black), heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Blueberry Run Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mossy Glen Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black), heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from High Peter's Kill Trail Connector Trailhead
- Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) 4.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) 4.6 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Whale's Head & Lost City Viewpoint via High Peter's Kill Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft
- Blocky Wall–Breaker Wall, 5 cliffs 4.9 mi · ▲ 968 ft
- Mossy Glen Trail via Lower Awosting Carriage Road (Black) 5 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Whale's Head–Lost City Viewpoint, 3 summits 5 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft
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