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BICYCLING OCTOBER 2023 15 ▼ MILLBROOK ROAD. Minnewaska State Park Preserve Carriage Roads with Scenic Views to Extend Your Season By Dave Kraus Whether you are a dirt riding newbie or an experienced “graveler,” there’s a perfect place in upstate to ride on well-maintained, unpaved roads while enjoying some of the most spectacular scenery you will find anywhere. Located in Ulster County, Minnewaska State Park Preserve perches on almost 22,000 acres of pristine parkland on top of the Shawangunks Ridge between the Hudson River and the Catskills. The “’Gunks” rise gradually to Sam’s Point on the south end, while farther north the main park visitor center overlooks Lake Minnewaska, just off NY Route 44/55 that snakes its way over the ridge from New Paltz to Kerhonkson. The park was opened in 1993 after the state bought the property in 1987 to protect it from urban development. Since then, the park has been enlarged with significant assistance from the Nature Conservancy and Open Space Institute. OSI also helped fund the new Minnewaska Visitor Center that opened in 2020. For more info: parks.ny.gov/parks/ minnewaska. The Shawangunks Ridge is both geologically and biologically distinct from the Catskills to the west, hosting an ecosystem that includes plants and animals rarely found elsewhere in New York State. Chestnut oak forests and pitch pines are common, and the pines shrink to dwarf size toward the south end to create a miniature forest that’s also covered with blueberry bushes that turn a fiery red in the fall. Best of all, the park’s 35 miles of carriage roads give cyclists access to some incredible scenery including lakes, waterfalls, fall foliage, and spectacular views of both the Hudson Valley to the east and Catskill peaks to the west. As fall temperatures and foliage work their way south, riding in the Shawangunks is a great way to extend your cycling season for several more weeks after colors peak in the Adirondacks. Minnewaska has an entry fee of $10 per vehicle at the main park entrance on Route 44/55. You can also get in with your Empire Pass, and on weekdays any senior over 62 can enter simply by scanning the QR code on the back of your New York driver’s license. There is a connecting carriage road to adjacent Mohonk Preserve and you can ride from one to the other. If so, you will need to pay a separate $20 per person day use fee and the trails are actively patrolled in that private preserve run by a non-profit organization. The trails at the Mohonk Mountain House are open only to guests of that for-profit resort. This Minnewaska 13.5-mile beginner counter-clockwise gravel loop allows a first-time rider at the park to visit some of the most stunning viewpoints, while skipping the toughest climbs on the carriage road network. You will start from the Minnewaska Visitor Center that has See BICYCLING 17 ▶ ▼ CASTLE POINT ROAD. ▲ CLIFF TOP VISTA. PHOTOS AND MAP BY DAVE KRAUS
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