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
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Sparkle Lake Park Playground
Location: Yorktown Parking: large lot Traffic: minimal off season, residents only during lake hours Fee: none Suggested Age: 2-5 Tot Friendly: yes Gated: yes Sandbox: no Swings/Baby Swings: 1/1 Play equipment: slides, tunnel, bouncer, tire ladder, bridge, rocker Review: I love finding completely fenced in playgrounds! This is small but clean and perfect for little … Continue reading Sparkle Lake Park Playground
Mahopac School District Nature Trail
Location: Mahopac Distance: 1 mile Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers, possibly stroller friendly Elevation Gain: minimal Type of Hike: lollipop Trail Condition: paved, trail, grass, mulch Wow Factor: perfect size for little kids Note: for use only when school is out How to get there: From the Taconic, take Route 6 East. … Continue reading Mahopac School District Nature Trail
Lake Casse Park Playground
Location: Mahopac Parking: large lot Traffic: empty in off season Note: residents only during summer when beach is open Suggested Age: 6-12 Tot Friendly: no Gated: no Sandbox: ground covering is sand Swings/Baby Swings: 2/2 Play equipment: one slide, climbing parts, movable parts Review: This was not a good park for high energy one-year-olds. The … Continue reading Lake Casse Park Playground
FDR State Park Playground, Lot 2
Location: Yorktown Parking: large lot Traffic: busy year round, uncomfortably packed on summer weekends and holidays Fee: paid parking, seasonally Suggested Age: 2-12 Tot Friendly: yes Gated: no, but set well back from the parking lot and backs up to the woods Sandbox: no Swings/Baby Swings: tons! Play equipment: 6 play structures, 6 or more baby … Continue reading FDR State Park Playground, Lot 2
Chamber Park Playground
Location: Mahopac Parking: small lot, street parking Traffic: moderate Fee: none Suggested Age: 6-12 Tot Friendly: no Gated: no Sandbox: no Swings/Baby Swings: 2/2 Play equipment: swinging bridge, balance beam, one slide, spider web, brick path, gazebo Review: I can't give an adequate review for this playground as it would have been unmanageable with twin toddlers … Continue reading Chamber Park Playground
Tom’s Path at Green Chimneys
Location: Brewster Distance: 1.25 miles Skill Level: easy, good for little walkers Elevation Gain: minimal Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: gravel, paved, wood chips Wow Factor: farm animals Note: only open weekends Website How to get there: Take I684 until it becomes 22. Right onto Doansburg Rd. Green Chimneys will be on the right … Continue reading Tom’s Path at Green Chimneys
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
Leonard Park
Location: Mount Kisco Distance: 1.25 miles, option for more Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 200' Type of Hike: loop Trail Condition: paved, gravel, trail Wow Factor: ends at a playground How to get there: From 684, take exit 4. Take 172 West. Make a left on Wallace Dr (just before the T intersection with Westchester Medical Hospital). … Continue reading Leonard Park
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
Half Pint Hikes in the Hudson Valley 