Location: Croton-on-Hudson Distance: 1.25, option for more Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers, stroller accessible Elevation Gain: 100' Type of Hike: out-and-back Trail Condition: gravel road Wow Factor: views of the dam Note: paid parking seasonally How to get there: From the Taconic State Parkway, take Underhill Ave west. Right on 129. Pass over … Continue reading Croton Dam
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Angle Fly Preserve
From the Reis Park parking lot Location: Somers Distance: 2.8 miles, option for more or less Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 250' Type of Hike: lollipop Trail Condition: trail, road, thorny Wow Factor: graveyard view Note: thorn bushes grow pretty rampant in the first part of the hike in summer How to get there: From … Continue reading Angle Fly Preserve
Copake Iron Works
Location: Copake Falls Distance: 1 mile, option to add Bash Bish Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers Elevation Gain: 100' Type of Hike: out-and-back Trail Condition: road, trail Wow Factor: preserved iron works Note: paid parking seasonally How to get there: From 22, head east on 344. Enter Taconic State Park. Just over half a … Continue reading Copake Iron Works
Bash Bish Falls
The waterfall is in MA but this trail starts in NY Location: Copake Falls Distance: 1.5 miles, option to add Iron Works Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers Elevation Gain: 300' Type of Hike: out-and-back Trail Condition: road, rocky Wow Factor: 60' waterfall Note: paid parking seasonally How to get there: From 22, head east … Continue reading Bash Bish Falls
Mianus River Gorge
Location: Bedford Distance: 4.25 miles Skill Level: moderate Elevation Gain: 350' Type of Hike: out-and-back Trail Condition: trail, rocky Wow Factor: 40' waterfall, quarry Note: closed Dec-Mar Website How to get there: From 22 near the Bedford triangle, turn east on 172. Turn right on Long Ridge/Stamford Rd. You'll see a don't enter sign, then … Continue reading Mianus River Gorge
Saunders Farm
Location: Garrison Distance: 1.5 miles Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 150' Type of Hike: varied Trail Condition: field Wow Factor: huge sculptures in the middle of a working cattle farm Note: Only open in the fall Website How to get there: From the Annsville Circle, take 9 North about 6.5 miles. Right on Frazier … Continue reading Saunders Farm
Veterans Memorial Park
Location: Carmel Distance: 2 miles Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 200' Type of Hike: dumbbell Trail Condition: trail, road, rocky, wet Wow Factor: views of the lake; tank and helicopter Note: parking fee How to get there: From 52, just north of where it starts from Route 6, turn onto 301 West. Head over the … Continue reading Veterans Memorial Park
White Pond Multiple Use Area
Location: Carmel Distance: 2.5 miles Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 150' Type of Hike: out-and-back Trail Condition: trail, dirt, rocky Wow Factor: views of the lake Website How to get there: This is hard to find and Google and Apple maps take you to different places. From the Taconic, take 301 east for 3 miles. Turn … Continue reading White Pond Multiple Use Area
Wonder Lake State Park
Location: Patterson Distance: 2 miles Skill Level: moderate Elevation Gain: 400' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: trail, rocky Wow Factor: nice workout How to get there: Take I84 to the exit for Ludingtonville/311 east. Turn left on Ludingtonville Road, follow it about 1.5 miles. Parking area is on the right. Address to get you … Continue reading Wonder Lake State Park
North and South Redoubt
Location: Garrison Distance: 2.8 miles Skill Level: moderate Elevation Gain: 450' Type of Hike: out-and-back Trail Condition: trail, rocky Wow Factor: historical aspect, tiny views How to get there: Between 9 and 9D, there is a new, large parking area on the south side of Stake Hill Road between Avery and Walter Hoving Rd. There … Continue reading North and South Redoubt
Half Pint Hikes in the Hudson Valley 