Check out the map of Putnam hikes here

Anthony’s Nose

• Location: Garrison
• Distance: 2.02 miles
• Skill Level: moderate to difficult
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: the view from the top

Benedict Arnold Walk

• Location: Garrison
• Distance: 2.5 miles, option for more
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: double loop
• Wow Factor: views of Hudson and friary, historic value

Boscobel Woodland Trail

• Location: Garrison
• Distance: 1.25
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: views of the Hudson

Breakneck Ridge

• Location: Cold Spring
• Distance: 3 miles
• Skill Level: difficult, don’t recommend babywearing
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: sense of achievement and the views

Bull Hill/Mount Taurus

• Location: Cold Spring
• Distance: 1.7 miles
• Skill Level: moderate
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: quarry exploration

Clough Preserve

• Location: Brewster
• Distance: 1.5
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: out and back
• Wow Factor: views of the wetlands

Constitution Marsh

• Location: Garrison
• Distance: 1.5 miles
• Skill Level: easy to moderate
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: awesome boardwalk into the marsh, views

Cornish Estate

• Location: Cold Spring
• Distance: 2.5 miles
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: awesome ruins

Cranberry Mountain

• Location: Patterson
• Distance: 3.5 miles
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: better than being stuck inside

Danner Family Preserve

• Location: Mahopac/Yorktown
• Distance: .9 mile
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: view of the valley

Diverting Reservoir

• Location: Brewster
• Distance: 2 miles
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: okay views of the reservoir

Edward Ryan Memorial Park

• Location: Kent
• Distance: .5 miles
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: loops
• Wow Factor: ends in a playground

Clarence Fahnestock State Park Cabot Trail

• Location: Cold Spring
• Distance: 1.9 miles
• Skill Level: easy to moderate
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: okay views of the lake

Clarence Fahnestock State Park Catfish Loop

• Location: Cold Spring
• Distance:4.5 miles, option for less
• Skill Level: moderate to difficult
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: varied terrain

Clarence Fahnestock State Park John Allen Pond

• Location: Putnam Valley
• Distance: 3.5 miles
• Skill Level: moderate
• Type of Hike: lollipop
• Wow Factor: views of the lake

Clarence Fahnestock State Park Pelton Pond Loop

• Location: Cold Spring
• Distance: .8 miles
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: nice views of the lake

Glenda Farrell-Henry Ross Preserve

• Location: Brewster
• Distance: 1.5 miles
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: partial loops
• Wow Factor: there is a really cool tree that “melted” to a rock

Field Farmstead

• Location: Brewster
• Distance: 1 mile
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: If you have little ones that love big trucks, you pass by some industrial parking lots with them

Fred Dill Wildlife Sanctuary

• Location: Carmel
• Distance: 2.4 miles
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: lollipop
• Wow Factor: the marsh is beautiful in the warmer months

Hawk Rock

• Location: Kent or Carmel
• Distance: 4 miles
• Skill Level: moderate
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: 30′ glacial erratic that looks like a hawk

Ice Pond Conservation Area

• Location: Brewster
• Distance: 2.75 miles
• Skill Level: moderate
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: large boulders

Indian Brook Falls

• Location: Garrison
• Distance: 1 mile
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: 40′ waterfall

Lake Gleneida Walking Trail

• Location: Carmel
• Distance: 1.9 miles
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: the “peaceful spot” overlooking the lake

Laurel Ledges

• Location: Patterson
• Distance: 1.5 miles
• Skill Level: moderate
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: nice views

Leonard Wagner Memorial park

• Location: Putnam Valley
• Distance: .75 mile
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: ends in a playground

Little Stony Point

• Location: Cold Stone
• Distance: 1.25 miles
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: lillipop
• Wow Factor: the views

Mahopac Nature Trail

• Location: Mahopac
• Distance: 1 mile
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers, possibly stroller friendly
• Type of Hike: lollipop
• Wow Factor: perfect size for little kids

Manitoga, Russel Wright Woodland Paths

• Location: Garrison
• Distance: 2.15 miles, option for shorter
• Skill Level: moderate
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: viewpoints

Manitou Point Preserve

• Location: Garrison
• Distance: 1.5 miles, option for second loop
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: amazing hike on the Hudson with steep drops

Michael Ciaola

• Location: Patterson
• Distance: 1.5 miles
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: 30′ waterfall

Nimhan Fire Tower

• Location: Kent
• Distance: 1.5 miles
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: out-and -back
• Wow Factor: views from the fire tower

Nimham Multiple Use Area

• Location: Carmel
• Distance: .75
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: creepy, fun pine forest

Peach Lake Natural Area

• Location: Brewster
• Distance: 1 mile
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: cool walk through the swamp that looks like the jungle in summer

Redoubts, North and South

• Location: Garrison
• Distance: 2.8 miles
• Skill Level: moderate
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: historical aspect, tiny views

Saunders Farm

• Location: Garrison
• Distance: 1.5 miles
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: varied
• Wow Factor: huge sculptures in the middle of a working cattle farm

Sterling Farm Preserve

• Location: Patterson
• Distance: 1 mile
• Elevation Gain: 100′
• Trail Condition: trail, rocky
• Wow Factor: fun rope railing

Sugarloaf Hill

• Location: Garrison
• Distance: 2.7 miles
• Skill Level: moderate to difficult
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: views, wild cactus

Tilly Foster

• Location: Brewster
• Distance: 1 mile
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: lollipop
• Wow Factor: ends with animals

Tom’s Path – Green Chimneys

• Location: Brewster
• Distance: 1.25 miles
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: farm animals

Tom’s Path

• Location: Patterson
• Distance: .5 mile
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: easy

Top Hill Preserve

• Location: Carmel
• Distance: .75 miles
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: doable for little walkers

Twin Hill Preserve

• Location: Brewster
• Distance: 1 mile
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: pretty views of the lake

Veterans Park

• Location: Carmel
• Distance: 2 miles
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: dumbbell
• Wow Factor: views of the lake; tank and helicopter

West Point Foundry Preserve

• Location: Cold Spring
• Distance: 1 mile
• Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: 10′ waterfall, boring mill, ruins

White Pond

• Location: Carmel
• Distance: 2.5 miles
• Skill Level: easy
• Type of Hike: out-and-back
• Wow Factor: views of the lake

Wonder Lake

• Location: Patterson
• Distance: 2 miles
• Skill Level: moderate
• Type of Hike: loop
• Wow Factor: nice workout