Location: North Salem Distance: 2 miles Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 200' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: grass, dirt, boardwalk Wow Factor: cool rock formation Website How to get there: From I684, take exit 8. Follow Hardscrabble Road east. Make a right on Delancey Rd. First right on Lakeview Rd. Continue down this loop … Continue reading Ruth Walgreen Franklin and Winifred Fels Memorial Sanctuary
Month: December 2016
Long Pond Preserve
Location: Waccabuc Distance: 1.25 miles Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 50' Type of Hike: lollipop Trail Condition: paved, grass, trail, boardwalk Wow Factor: views of the lake How to get there: From I684, take exit 6. Follow 35 East. Make a left on Mead St and follow it up past the golf course. You'll see the … Continue reading Long Pond Preserve
Carolin’s Grove
Location: Pound Ridge Distance: 1 mile Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 50' Type of Hike: barbell Trail Condition: dirt, trail, grass Wow Factor: pretty pine grove How to get there: From I684, take exit 6. Follow 35 East until it ends. Make a right onto 121. Make a left onto 137. The parking lot is … Continue reading Carolin’s Grove
Muscoot River
Location: Ardsley Distance: 1 mile. option for more Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: minimal Type of Hike: out-and-back Trail Condition: dirt, rocky, grass Wow Factor: 15' waterfall How to get there: From I684, take exit 6. Follow Route 35 West. Pass Lasdon Park and Arboretum. Make the next left on Wood St. You will park … Continue reading Muscoot River
Half Pint Hikes in the Hudson Valley 