Location: Yorktown Heights Distance: .8 mile Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 50' Type of Hike: lollipop Trail Condition: dirt trail Wow Factor: old stone chimney, views of the ravine How to get there: From the Taconic, take Underhill Ave toward Croton. Make a right on Baldwin Rd (continue right to stay on Baldwin). Head left … Continue reading Hemlock Brook Preserve
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Pinecliff Audubon Sanctuary
Location: Chappaqua Distance: .5 mile Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: minimal Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: boardwalk, trail Wow Factor: quarter mile long boardwalk Website How to get there: From the Saw Mill Parkway, take exit 32. (If coming from the north, right onto Mill St. At circle, continue onto Mill St. Right … Continue reading Pinecliff Audubon Sanctuary
Cornish Estates
Also called Northgate Location: Cold Spring Distance: 2.5 miles Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: minimal Type of Hike: out-and-back Trail Condition: trail, pavement Wow Factor: awesome ruins How to get there: The parking lot is on 9D. It's about one mile north of 301 in Cold Spring and about a mile south of the tunnel … Continue reading Cornish Estates
Madam Brett Park
Location: Beacon Distance: 1.5 miles, option for more Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 50' Type of Hike: out-and-back, lollipop Trail Condition: gravel, dirt Wow Factor: wide waterfall and long boardwalk Website How to get there: From I84, take exit 11. Follow 9D South/Wolcott Ave. Make a right on South Ave. Turn left to stay on South … Continue reading Madam Brett Park
Leonard Wagner Memorial Park
Also called Putnam Valley Town Park Location: Putnam Valley Distance: .75 mile Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: minimal Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: wood chips, trail, gravel Wow Factor: ends in a playground How to get there: From the Taconic State Parkway, take the Mahopac/Shrub Oak exit. Follow Route 6 West. Turn right … Continue reading Leonard Wagner Memorial Park
Ruth Walgreen Franklin and Winifred Fels Memorial Sanctuary
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
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
Lasdon Park
Location: Katonah Distance: 1 mile Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 100' Type of Hike: barbell Trail Condition: trail, paved, gravel, grass Wow Factor: the Veterans Walk Website How to get there: From I684, take exit 6. Follow 35 West. The park will be on the left. Address: 2610 NY-35, Katonah, NY 10536 Summary: From the lower level … Continue reading Lasdon Park
Half Pint Hikes in the Hudson Valley 