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New York · Hudson Valley
One outing. Just the right one.
Compare the 157 hiking trails in Hudson Valley by duration, level and access.
By François Dumaine
See the trails in Hudson Valley
Three ways to get out there.
157 trails: our 3 favourites above, then 6 more
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Coordinates: LGPO database · map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Trails can close or change with the season: thaw, snow, maintenance. Each trail page links to the site manager, who publishes closures.
Our practical tipsAllowed on 30 of our 157 trails, not allowed on 2, to be confirmed for 125 more.
Our practical tipsCounts based on our 157 trails in Hudson Valley; details and sources are on each trail page.
We list 157: 92 easy, 49 moderate, 6 hard and 10 without a listed level.
Among the 92 easy trails, start with Salmon River Reservoir (1.6 km, 19 min), Susquehanna River (1.6 km, 19 min) and Leatherman's Cave (1.6 km, 30 min). Each trail page gives the duration, the level and the access conditions.
Dogs are allowed on 30 of our 157 trails, including Bull Hill, N County Trailway, Lake Minnewaska and Gertrude's Nose / Minnewaska Trail. They are not allowed on 2: Innisfree Garden and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. For 125 more, the information is not confirmed: check the site's rules.
Each trail page links to the site manager's website (park, municipality, reserve), which publishes closures and rules. During the thaw and after heavy rain, some trails may be closed.
Free guide: 25 hikes under 2 hours from Montreal
Distance, elevation, parking and season for each one. The ones we go back to ourselves.
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