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September 13 at 12pm
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park · Highland
Stroll 212 feet above the Hudson on the world's longest elevated pedestrian bridge. The views stretch for miles, and the breeze up here beats any sidewalk in the city.
Hyde Park
Pack a basket and head down to this riverside picnic spot where Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountain views stretch for miles. Tables and trash cans make it easy.
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.
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.
Beacon
A 5-mile riverside loop where Hudson River views and benches for lingering make dog walks feel less like exercise and more like an escape.
Millbrook
Hike through 2,000 acres of living laboratory where wetlands, forests, and meadows showcase Hudson Valley ecosystems. Educational trails wind past actual research sites studying everything from ticks to climate.
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Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park · Highland
Wappingers Falls
Millbrook
Beacon
Maybrook Trailway
Wappingers Falls
Wappingers Falls
Staatsburg
Millbrook
Poughkeepsie
Rhinebeck
Poughkeepsie
Long dock park · Beacon
Pawling
Beacon
Millerton
$100
Beacon
Highland
Annandale-On-Hudson
Poughkeepsie
Free
Hyde Park
Poughkeepsie
Beacon
Wappingers Falls
Poughkeepsie
Hopewell Junction
Staatsburg
Beacon
Poughkeepsie
Staatsburg
Holmes
Wappinger
Beacon
Fishkill
East Fishkill
Beacon
Red Hook
Beacon
Rhinebeck
Red Hook
Beacon
Hopewell Junction
Poughkeepsie
Fishkill
Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park · Beacon
Hyde Park
Poughquag
Poughkeepsie
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