Day Hiked: 04/26/09, Sunday
Weather: High 80s and Lower 90s
Trail Length: ~7 Miles roundtrip.
Summit Elevation: ~1200 Ft.
Trail Head: On Route 9D opposite Little Stony Point - Hudson Highlands State Park.
Parking: Free, but the lot is kinda small. Best to get there early or you can park on the street.
Geotag:N41'25,W73'57
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Getting there: Follow Route 9A to 9(Briarcliff Peeksill Hwy), to 202/6 (Bear Mountain Pkwy), Right onto 9D. The trail head is opposite to Little Stony Point - Hudson Highlands Park Main Gate. Parking is free and the lot is kinda small. Best to get there early for a spot or you can park on the street.
Trail Info:
The hike is steep and quite rocky on the way up. But the views are plenty and pretty spectacular. There's atleast 3-4 times where the trail levels up and you can take some cool pics of the Hudson , Storm King Mt., Bear Mt., West Point Academy across the river on the other side. The summit is not too big and can get crowdy if there's a lot of people hiking the same day. But nevertheless, have a well deserved lunch once on top.
On the way down from the summit, you'll come across a bridge where a natural spring flows through the ridge. This is a perfect spot to relax for a while and soak your feet in the cool running water.
Trail Markers: Follow the White Markers (In)->Yellow->Red->Blue(Out) for a cool ~7 Mile roundtrip back to the main parking lot.
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