State

This out-and-back hike in Harriman State Park provides some great views and can be done as a day hike or a relatively easy and kid-friendly overnight backpacking trip.

This loop of Bear Mountain provides multiple panoramic views from all sides – of the Hudson River, Bear Mountain Bridge, Anthonys Nose, and Harriman State Park – and passes the interesting “Moon Walk” on the western face.

A strenuous 15.5-mile loop through the Wyanokies that climbs 8 mountains and offers countless scenic viewpoints.

An easy, kid-friendly 1-mile hike that follows a cascading stream to a waterfall with plenty of opportunities for climbing boulders.

Panoramic views from Catfish Fire Tower, ridgeline views along the Appalachian Trail, a pond with beaver activity, and rhododendron tunnels.

A 4 mile hike through forest and swampy areas that features Tripod Rock, a 180-ton boulder that appears almost impossibly balanced on three smaller boulders, and several other interesting large glacial erratics.

A 6 mile loop that climbs to Beacon Fire Tower and Lambs Hill filled with history, ruins, and views of the Hudson Valley and beyond..

An easy out-and-back hike that passes remnants of Thomas Edison’s old mining complex to an overlook of the Sparta Mountain wetlands.

An easy, kid-friendly hike around Liberty Marsh – an impoundment that attracts migratory shorebirds, waterfowl and raptors – with an optional 1 mile extension through puncheon walkway through swamp.

This hike offers dramatic views from the cliff “Almost Perpendicular,” visits the historic Claudius Smith Den, passes the interesting rock formation Elbow Brush and features panoramic views from the cliff Almost Perpendicular