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
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Stamford Museum and Nature Center
Location: Stamford, CT Distance: 1 mile Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers Elevation Gain: 100' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: trail, rocky, muddy, boardwalk Wow Factor: ends at a playground and farm Note: paid entrance Website How to get there: From I684, take the Hutchinson Parkway North. It becomes Route 15/Merrit Parkway. Take … Continue reading Stamford Museum and Nature Center
Croton Point Park
Location: Croton-on-Hudson Distance: 2 miles Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers Elevation Gain: 150' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: paved, gravel Wow Factor: views of the Hudson Note: paid parking seasonally, no shade on the hike Website How to get there: From the Taconic, take 134-W. Turn right onto 9A-N. Continue onto 9. Take … Continue reading Croton Point Park
Cranberry Lake Preserve
Location: White Plains Distance: 2.87 miles, option for less Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 200' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: trail, rocky Wow Factor: awesome climbs up the quarry How to get there: From 684, take exit 4. Take 22 South. Turn left on Old Orchard St. Make a right into the park. Go … Continue reading Cranberry Lake Preserve
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Orange Trail Location: Pound Ridge Distance: 1.6 miles Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers Elevation Gain: 150' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: trail, road Wow Factor: nature center, playground Note: paid parking year round How to get there: From 684, head east on 35. Make a right on 121 and almost immediately make … Continue reading Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Constitution Marsh
Location: Garrison Distance: 1.2 miles, option to add Indian Brook Falls or Boscobel Woodland Walk Skill Level: easy to moderate Elevation Gain: 200' Type of Hike: out-and-back Trail Condition: gravel road, rocky, boardwalk Wow Factor: awesome boardwalk into the marsh, views Note: you must park in a dedicated spot or risk being towed Website How to … Continue reading Constitution Marsh
Half Pint Hikes in the Hudson Valley 