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Old 03-06-2019, 02:03 PM
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Been there many times . . .

. . . and the carriage roads are great. Some are not in great shape, particularly around the south (back) side of Lake Awosting. You also have to watch carefully if you go over to the Mohonk side since some trails are bikes prohibited and the signs are not always obvious. Plus you have to be careful of permit requirements. It's $10 per car to park at Minnewaska and that's all you need, but a separate permit is officially needed for the Mohonk side and I'm not sure how carefully they enforce that.

There's also a back way in on a very steep carriage road/single track trail that comes up the east side of the ridge from Aumick Road and connects on the east side of Lake Awosting near the stone beach area. It's not on any of these maps.

There's also the Smiley Carriage Road which goes down the west side of the ridge into the Ellenville town park. It's also not on these maps and has been officially under reconstruction the past several years and signed as closed to bikes. I'm not sure if there are plans to reopen it to bikes or not. But if it is reopened, then you could park in Ellenville and ride right up the mountain.

Here's an album of pics of a ride I did with AngryScientist and a few other Paceliners in December 2017: https://photos.app.goo.gl/kRAAGtAAeFovk9vd2

If you go in mid-June the mountain laurels will be in bloom and it's spectacular!: https://goo.gl/photos/tqQ8i1Zc3TWZ2my46

Fall is also great. Here's a couple of albums from autumn:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/zeIzIDoEm65B4oW52

https://photos.app.goo.gl/caonK6vAqOpJ5n5y1

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