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20 hikes you can walk to from 9 Metro-North and NJ Transit stations. Distance, climb, trailhead, walk time from the platform, and the official timetable, each with its source and the date we checked it.
20
hikes mapped
9
stations on 3 lines
15
with an official distance
100%
of facts link to a source
Shortest walk from the platform
Off the train, onto the trail
New York
Appalachian Trail: Cat Rocks (West Mountain)
- Distance
- 7.0 mi
- Gain
- —
- Type
- Out and back
Appalachian Trail·starts at the stationweekends only
Hudson Highlands
Arden Point
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Gain
- —
- Type
- —
Garrison·starts at the station
Hudson Highlands
Bull Hill (Full Loop)
- Distance
- 5.5 mi
- Gain
- 1,913 ft
- Type
- Loop
Cold Spring·14 min walk
Hudson Highlands
Bull Hill (Short Loop)
- Distance
- 4.6 mi
- Gain
- —
- Type
- Loop
Cold Spring·14 min walk
Hudson Highlands
Cornish Estate Ruins
- Distance
- 1.8 mi
- Gain
- 10 ft
- Type
- Out and back
Cold Spring·14 min walk
Hudson Highlands
Little Stony Point Beach
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Gain
- —
- Type
- Loop
Cold Spring·14 min walk
Weekend-only stops
Trains that stop for hikers
These stations only see service on weekends and holidays. Check the timetable before you go; a missed train can mean a long wait.
- Manitou
Metro-North Hudson Line
Timetable - Appalachian Trail
Metro-North Harlem Line
Timetable
How we work
Sourced or blank
Every number on this site comes from a park, transit, or survey source and shows when it was last checked. When we do not have a source, the field says so instead of guessing. Trail lines are OpenStreetMap; elevation is USGS 3DEP.
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Rules & permits calendar
AMR reservations, Peekamoose permits, Minnewaska and Mohonk capacity closures, each linked to the agency page and dated.
Ranger report map
Search-and-rescue incidents from NYS DEC Forest Ranger reports, mapped by region and season, reviewed by a person before publishing.