ABOUT THE PARK:
Hudson Highlands Gateway Park - Town of Cortland Parks Division
Hudson Highlands Gateway Park - Scenic Hudson
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 41.31251, -73.92714
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| Parking at the end of Doris Lee Drive. |
TRAIL MAPS:
East Hudson Trails Map 101 - New York New Jersey Trail Conference
Hudson Highlands Gateway Park, NY at EveryTrail
HIKE DISTANCE: 4.4 miles
THE HIKE:
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| A short path from the parking area leads to ... |
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| ... the trail head. |
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| We started on to the left on red because that section runs along a busy road and I wanted to get the traffic noise out of the way first. |
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| Pond Overlook |
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| Once on blue, the trail starts to ascend away from Route 9 and traffic noise beings to subside. |
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| On the white loop. Shawnee loves when trail maintainers cut her a notch in the blow downss! |
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| Perfect fit. |
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| This tree lifted a large rock up with it as it grew. One of those freaks of nature that you could probably never replicate intentionally. |
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| There would probably be nice views of the Hudson Highlands in the winter. |
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| Back on blue for a very short distance to ... |
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| ... the yellow trail that leads to a view. |
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| A new blow down without a notch which meant Shawnee went to the far left where it was easier to get over. She will always follow the path of least resistance. |
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| Coming up on the view. |
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| The Hudson River |
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| Resting at the overlook. It got hot fast so we ended up finishing this hike and not doing the second hike we had planned. |
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| Heading back on yellow. |
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| Have I mentioned lately how much I hate mylar balloons? I find them on every hike and pack them out when I can reach them. |
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| Continuing on blue. |
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| A short side trail to the right also blazed blue to a second overlook. |
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| It's almost the same view of the Hudson River but a little closer. |
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| Old stone boundary walls abound in this park. |
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| On the other side of red ... |
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| ... back to the parking area. |
HIKE SUMMARY:
[ 0.00] Left on red at the kiosk
[ 0.50] Left on blue
[ 1.00] Left on white
[ 2.05] Left on yellow
[ 2.65] View; retrace
[ 3.20] Left on blue
[ 3.55] Right on blue side trail to view
[ 3.65] View; retrace
[ 3.70] Right on blue
[ 4.25] Left on blue/red
[ 4.40] Back at parking
Looks like another beautiful hike Daniela. Shawnee is such a trooper! Love her. Thanks for sharing. Joanne
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