Mountain Spots in Dutchess County worth going out for.

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Sunflower Festival

Sunflower Festival

Hudson Valley Cold Pressed Oils · Pleasant Valley

Meander through towering sunflowers on a hillside farm with rolling valley views, then grab a burger and cold drink under the canopy while local musicians play. The u-pick buckets come lined with water, so your blooms stay fresh all the way home.

Old Mount Beacon Incline Railway Powerhouse

Old Mount Beacon Incline Railway Powerhouse

Fishkill

Hike Mount Beacon to find ruins of what was once the world's steepest incline railway. The crumbling station and scattered rails offer a tangible piece of 1902 history, plus those same sweeping Hudson Valley views that drew crowds a century ago.

Stissing Mountain Fire Tower Parking Area

Stissing Mountain Fire Tower Parking Area

Pine Plains

A rocky, heart-pumping climb up Stissing Mountain rewards you with a 100-foot fire tower and sweeping Mid-Hudson Valley panoramas worth every steep step.

Malouf's Mountain Campground

Malouf's Mountain Campground

Beacon

Take the train from NYC and hike to your mountaintop campsite while the owner shuttles your gear up. Covered platforms with gas burners and lights make for camping with just enough comfort after your Hudson Valley trek.

Appalachian Trailhead for Nuclear Lake

Appalachian Trailhead for Nuclear Lake

Pawling

A rare thing: an Appalachian Trail access that's beginner-friendly and gorgeous year-round. The easy lake loop delivers forest views and waterside picnic spots without the usual trail punishment.

Margaret Norrie State Park

Margaret Norrie State Park

Hyde Park

A scenic five-mile loop where meadows and hills meet Hudson River views. The beginner-friendly trail winds through historic sites and hidden corners worth discovering.

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Community Walks and Group Exercise Events

Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park · Highland

Botsford Briar

Beacon

Ferncliff Fire Tower

Rhinebeck

Mt Rutsen

Rhinebeck

Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park

Highland

Mount Beacon Fire Tower

Beacon

Fishkill Ridge Trail

Beacon

Scenic Overlook

Amenia

Beacon St

Beacon

The Dover Oak

Pawling

D.A.R. Monument

Newburgh

Fishkill Ridge Trail

Beacon

Treasury Cider

Hopewell Junction

Free

Pawling Natural Preserve Secondary Access Point

Wingdale

Brace Mountain

North East

Stissing Mountain

Stanfordville

Appalachian Trail & MNRR Station

Pawling

Sugarloaf Mountain

Fishkill

Wilkinson Memorial Trailhead

Beacon

Sugarloaf Mountain Trailhead

Beacon

Poets' Walk Park

Red Hook

Wethersfield Estate & Garden

Amenia

Appalachian Trail

Pawling

Bard College Montgomery Place Historic Estate

Red Hook

Drayton Grant Park at Burger Hill

Rhinebeck

Pedestrian Walkway

Poughkeepsie

Green Street Park

Beacon

Tivoli Bays

Tivoli

E Main St

Beacon

Beacon Overlook

Beacon

Wilkinson Memorial Trail

Fishkill

Greig Farm

Red Hook

Blithewood Garden

Annandale-On-Hudson

Pawling Glen

Pawling

Tilcon New York Inc. | Clinton Point

New Hamburg

Whistlewood Farm Bed and Breakfast

Rhinebeck

Pawling Nature Reserve

Pawling

Harlem Valley Rail Trail

Wassaic

Dover Stone Church

Dover Plains

Ferncliff Forest

Rhinebeck

Peach Hill Park

Poughkeepsie

West Mountain State Forest

Pawling

Mount Beacon Trailhead

Beacon

Beacon

Beacon

Free

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson

Fishkill Ridge Trail

Fishkill

Mount Gulian Historic Site

Beacon

$15

Appalachian Trail

Pawling

Mountainview Garden Apartments

Fishkill

Beacon Reservoir

Fishkill

Dover Stone Church Cave

Dover Plains

Breakneck Ridge Trailhead

Cold Spring

Lambs Hill Venue

Beacon

Casino Trail

Casino Trail

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