DUTCHESS COUNTY TRAILS
TYPE	NAME						ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PP	Madam Brett Park				Beacon		Easy 1 mi. Fishkill Creek; waterfall, tidal marsh
Scenic Hudson				845-831-6533			www.scenichudson.org
PP	Stony Kill Farm				Wappingers Falls		Easy 8.5 mi. Working Farm; woods, meadows, ADA
NYS DEC					http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1833.html
PP	Bowdoin Park				Wappingers		3 Easy trails, 7 mi.
Dutchess County Parks					http://www.dutchessny.gov/CountyGov/Departments/DPW-Parks/PPbowdoin.htm
PP	Poet's Walk Park				Red Hook		Easy 1.5 mi. Landscape park: woods, fields, river views
Scenic Hudson				845-473-4440			http://www.scenichudson.org/
PP	Burger Hill Park				Rhinebeck		Moderate 0.5 mi offers panoramic views
Scenic Hudson; Winnakee Land Trust					http://www.scenichudson.org/whatyoucando/visitourparks/burgerhill
PP	Tivoli Bays				Annandale		4 easy marked trails, 3.5 mi.
http://inside.bard.edu/archaeology/tivolibays/map_large.html
PP	Vassar College Farm				Pougkeepsie		500 acre Farm, easy 2.5 mi.
Vassar College					http://adminstaff.vassar.edu/lohorst/index.html
PP	Reese Sanctuary				New Hamburg		easy trails
Putnam Highlands Audubon Society
PP	Reese Park				Town of Wappinger		845-297-7026
PP	Ferncliff Forest Preserve				Rhinebeck		192 acres; old growth forest, firetower
845-876-3196					http://ferncliff_forest.villageofrhinebeck.info/
PP	Manitou Point Preserve				Manitou		Easy, 1.5 mi.
Scenic Hudson/OSI					845-473-4440
PP	Thomas J. Boyce Park				Wingdale		Moderate, 3.0 mi.
Town of Dover					845-832-9168
PP	Nellie Hill Nature Preserve				Dover		Easy 1.3 mi
Nature Conservancy					144 acres; woodlands and pocket meadows
					http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newyork/preserves/art12203.html
PP	Wappingers Greenway Trail				Wappingers		Moderate 10.7 mi figure-8 loop along Creek
Scenic Hudson			845-473-4440			http://www.scenichudson.org/whatyoucando/visitourparks
PP	Wappingers Creek Trail				LaGrange		Easy 1.0 mi along Wappingers Creek
PP	Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies				Millbrook		Easy 2.5 mi: woods, meadows, along Wappingers Creek
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies					http://www.ecostudies.org/hiking-trails.html
PP	Buttercup Farm Sanctuary				Stanford		Easy 6 mi, in 500 diverse acres
		Audubon		518-325-5203			http://ny.audubon.org/CentersEdu_RheinstromHill.html
PP	Stissing Mountain Forest Preserve						Pine Plains
Nature Conservancy; NYS DEC					Difficult 2.7 mi; 3 trails; firetower at summit
PP	Thompson Pond				Pine Plains		Easy 2.7 mi 2 marked trail
PP	Wilcox Park				Pine Plains		Moderate, 5.7 mi. 5 trails
Dutchess County Parks
PP	Winnakee Nature Preserve				Hyde Park		5 easy marked trails, 2 miles
Winnakee Nature Preserve					http://www.winnakeeland.org/
Hyde Park Trails					http://www.hydeparkny.us/recreation/trails/TrailsWinakee.shtml
PP	Town of LaGrange Freedom Park				LaGrange		Easy I mi.
Town of LaGrange					http://www.lagrangeny.org/freedom_park.cfm
PP	Innisfree Garden				Millbrook		150-acre public garden; easy 2.5 mi.
Innisfree Garden			845-677-8000			www.innisfreegarden.org
PP	Hyde Park Trail				Hyde Park		Moderate, 10 mi., 9 marked trails
Hyde Park Recreation Dept					http://www.hydeparkny.us/recreation/trails

Hyde Park Recreation Dept			http://www.hydeparkny.us/recreation/trails
DUTCHESS COUNTY TRAILS			2
TYPE		NAME		LOCATION
PP		FISHKILL RIDGE		Beacon
At 1,900 acres this is the largest property preserved by Scenic Hudson,
protecting natural treasures sometimes hidden in the Hudson River Valley
CONTACT		PHONE		WEBSITE
Scenic Hudson		845-473-4440		http://www.scenichudson.org/search/node/fishkill+ridge
Trails on the Fishkill Ridge
TRAIL NAME		DIFFICULTY		MILEAGE
Mount Beacon Trail		D		1.0
Fishkill Ridge Trail		D		11.5
Overlook Trail		D		1.7
MAPS			East Hudson Trails Three-Map Set - May 2008 8th ed.
OTHER RESOURCES			New York Walk Book
TYPE		NAME		LOCATION
PP		PAWLING NATURE RESERVE		Pawling; direct RR access
The preserve is a microcosm of diverse natural communities
with stunning views of Great Swamp and Harlem Valley.
CONTACT			PHONE
Nature Conservancy			914-244-3271
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newyork/contact/
Trails in Pawling Preserve; total 7 miles
TRAIL NAME		DIFFICULTY		MILEAGE
Blue Trail		M		2.0
Green Trail		M		0.6
Yellow Trail (A)		M		0.6
Yellow Trail (B)		M		0.7
Orange Trail		M		0.7
Red Trail		M		2.4
OTHER RESOURCES			New York Walk Book; Weekend Walks
TYPE		NAME		ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
RT		HARLEM VALLEY RAIL TRAIL		Wassaic to Millerton; Easy 10.8 paved
HVRT Association		518-789-9591		http://www.hvrt.org/
RT	DUTCHESS COUNTY RAIL TRAIL		Poughkeepsie		12 miles; partially open in spring 2008
Dutchess County			http://www.dutchesscountytrails.com/
TYPE		NAME		ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
LDT	APPALACHIAN TRAIL		East Fishkill to Dover		Difficult 28.9 mi
Appalachian Trail Conservancy			www.appalachiantrail.org/
Appalachian Trail Guide to New York - New Jersey (w/4 maps) 16th ed. 2007 ATC
50 Hikes in Lower Hudson Valley
TYPE		NAME		LOCATION
UP		Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery		Poughkeepsie
Easy 1 mile urban walk; Hudson River views

DUTCHESS COUNTY TRAILS			3
TYPE		NAME		LOCATION
SP	HUDSON HIGHLANDS STATE PARK		Fishkill		Rugged, challenging trails
The park’s trails lead along the river and to the interior of the Highlands
CONTACT		PHONE		WEBSITE
NYS OPRHP		914-244-3271		http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=130
Trails in Hudson Highlands State Park
TRAIL NAME		DIFFICULTY		MILEAGE
Breakneck Bypass Trail		D		0.8
Notch Trail		D		1.5
Wilkinson Memorial Trail		D		9.5
Denning's Point		E		1.2
http://www.nysparks.com/parks/info.asp?parkId=130		845-831-6346.		66 acre park along Hudson River
MAPS			East Hudson Trails Three-Map Set - May 2008 8th ed.
OTHER RESOURCES			New York Walk Book
SP		TACONIC STATE PARK		Copake Falls
CONTACT		PHONE		WEBSITE
NY OPRHP Taconic Region		518-329-3993		http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkId=137
South Taconic Trail			Difficult 2 mi. to Brace Mountain (Highest Point in Dutchess County)
MAPS			South Taconic Trails One Map - May 2006. 2nd ed.
SP	MILLS NORRIE STATE PARK		Staatsburg		Easy 10.0 mi.
NYS OPRHP
SP	JAMES BAIRD STATE PARK		LaGrange		Moderate, 7 mi. wooded trails
NY OPRHP Taconic region		845-889-4646		http://www.nysparks.com/parks/info.asp?parkId=133
TYPE		NAME		ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
HS	Locust Grove		Poughkeepsie		Easy 3 mi.
Samuel Morse Historic Site		845-454-4500		http://www.lgny.org/
HS	FDR National Historic Site		Hyde Park		Moderate 3 mi.
NPS		845-454-4500		http://www.nps.gov/hofr/
HS	Val-Kill Historic Site		Hyde Park		Easy 2 mi., 2 woods trails
NPS		800-337-8474		http://www.nps.gov/elro/
HS	Vanderbilt Mansion		Hyde Park		Easy 2.8 mi.
NPS		845-229-9115		http://www.nps.gov/vama/
HS	Montgomery Place		Annandale		Easy 0.9 mi, gardens, river view
Historic Hudson Valley		845-758-5264		http://www.hudsonvalley.org/content/view/16/46/
Note: SP=State Parklands; HS=Historic Site; RT=Rail Trail; UT=Urban Trails;
PP=Park/Preserve; LDT=Long Distance Trail