Also known as The Glebe Location: Bedford Distance: .5 mile, option for more Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 50' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: gravel, dirt Wow Factor: Chapel-in-the-woods How to get there: From I684, take exit 6. Follow 35 East. Make a right on 22 South. Follow it a few miles. St. Matthew's … Continue reading St. Matthew’s Church Woodlands
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Woodlands Legacy Fields Park
White>Yellow>Blue>Pink Location: Yorktown Distance: 1.5 miles Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 100' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: grass, trail Wow Factor: pedestrian bridge over the Taconic How to get there: From the Taconic, take the exit for 202/35. Head east on 202/35 and pass FDR park. Make a left onto 132. Follow Old Yorktown … Continue reading Woodlands Legacy Fields Park
Crawbuckie Park
Location: Ossining Distance: 1 mile Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 100' Type of Hike: lollipop Trail Condition: dirt, trail, grass Wow Factor: view of the Hudson Note: there is a Story Walk as of Fall '16 How to get there: From Rt 9 (south of 9A), make a right onto Beach Rd. Follow it right … Continue reading Crawbuckie Park
Teatown Lake Reservation
Lake Loop Location: Ossining Distance: 1.6 miles Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 100' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: rocky, boardwalk, trail, gravel Wow Factor: long boardwalk on the lake Website How to get there: From the Taconic, take the exit for 134 West. Merge onto 134 and go a very short distance. Turn right on … Continue reading Teatown Lake Reservation
Henry Morgenthau Preserve
Location: Pound Ridge Distance: 1 mile Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers Elevation Gain: minimal Type of Hike: lollipop Trail Condition: trail, boardwalk Wow Factor: huge white oak How to get there: From I684,take exit 4. Follow 172 East. Make a left to stay on 172/Old Post Rd. Follow 172 right at the triangle. … Continue reading Henry Morgenthau Preserve
Merestead
Location: Mt. Kisco Distance: 1.5 miles Skill Level: easy to moderate Elevation Gain: 150' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: trail, paved, gravel, grass Wow Factor: interesting old mansion to check out How to get there: From I684, take exit 4. Follow 172 West. Make a left on Sarles Rd. Go to the stop sign … Continue reading Merestead
Butler Memorial Sanctuary
Location: Mt. Kisco Distance: 3 miles Skill Level: moderate Elevation Gain: 300' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: trail, rocky, dirt Wow Factor: bird of prey viewing platform Website How to get there: From I648, take exit 4. Follow 172 West. Turn left at the first street onto Chestnut Ridge Rd. You'll cross over 684. … Continue reading Butler Memorial Sanctuary
Kaaterskill Falls
Location: Haines Falls (part of the Catskills) Distance: 1.5 miles Skill Level: easy to moderate Elevation Gain: 500' Type of Hike: out-and-back Trail Condition: paved, rocky Wow Factor: 2 waterfalls Note: you have to walk along a narrow, fast road to get to the trail head How to get there: Take I84 West to I87 … Continue reading Kaaterskill Falls
Sterling Farm Preserve
Location: Patterson Distance: 1 mile Skill Level: easy, with steep descent and hand rails Elevation Gain: 100' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: trail, rocky Wow Factor: fun rope railing Note: As of summer 2016, the last section would be impassable for little walkers as its so overgrown with pricker bushes. How to get there: From … Continue reading Sterling Farm Preserve
Farrell-Ross Preserve
Location: Brewster Distance: 1.5 miles Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers Elevation Gain: 100' Type of Hike: partial loops Trail Condition: grass, boardwalk, swampy, rocky, trail Wow Factor: there is a really cool tree that "melted" to a rock How to get there: Take I684 North until it becomes 22 North. Turn right on Milltown … Continue reading Farrell-Ross Preserve
Half Pint Hikes in the Hudson Valley 