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
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McAndrews Estate
Part of Oscawana Park Location: Croton-on-Hudson Distance: 1.75 miles Skill Level: easy Elevation Gain: 200' Type of Hike: lollipop Trail Condition: gravel, rocky, dirt, trail, paved Wow Factor: interesting ruins How to get there: From Route 9, take the 9A-South/Albany Post Rd. Follow the road for less than a quarter mile. Make a right on Furnace Dock … Continue reading McAndrews Estate
Mount Beacon
Location: Beacon Distance: 2 or 4 miles Skill Level: difficult Elevation Gain: 1500' Type of Hike: out-and-back Trail Condition: gravel, rocky, metal stairs, trail Wow Factor: amazing views, climbable firetower, and self-satisfaction How to get there: The parking lot is at the corner of 9D and Howland Ave in a bend in the road. Its … Continue reading Mount Beacon
Half Pint Hikes in the Hudson Valley 