Hikes by train
Pick a station. Walk to the trailhead.
Walk times are converted from distances stated by the park or the Trail Conference. Where no official distance exists we say so. Weekend-only stops are marked; check the timetable before you go.
Breakneck Ridge station and trail are closed for construction (MTA, since April 21, 2025) and are not listed.
Metro-North Hudson Line
Metro-North Harlem Line
Port Jervis Line (NJ Transit / Metro-North)
All hikes by train
20 of 20 hikes
New York
Appalachian Trail: Cat Rocks (West Mountain)
- Distance
- 7.0 mi
- Gain
- —
- Type
- Out and back
Appalachian Trail·starts at the stationweekends only
New York
Appalachian Trail: Great Swamp Boardwalk to Dover Oak
- Distance
- —
- Gain
- —
- Type
- —
Appalachian Trail·starts at the stationweekends only
Hudson Highlands
Arden Point
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Gain
- —
- Type
- —
Garrison·starts at the station
Hudson Highlands
Arden Point/Glenclyffe Loop
- Distance
- —
- Gain
- —
- Type
- —
Garrison·starts at the station
Harriman & Bear Mountain
Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail (from Tuxedo)
- Distance
- —
- Gain
- —
- Type
- —
Tuxedo·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
Harriman & Bear Mountain
Pine Meadow Loop
- Distance
- 4.5 mi
- Gain
- —
- Type
- Loop
Sloatsburg·20 min walk
Harriman & Bear Mountain
Reeves Brook Trail
- Distance
- 1.5 mi
- Gain
- 656 ft
- Type
- —
Sloatsburg·20 min walk
Hudson Highlands
Anthony's Nose via Toll House (Camp Smith Trail)
- Distance
- 6.9 mi
- Gain
- 699 ft
- Type
- Out and back
Peekskill·40 min walk
Hudson Highlands
Blue Mountain Summit Trail
- Distance
- 1.5 mi
- Gain
- 361 ft
- Type
- —
Peekskill·40 min walk
Hudson Highlands
Mount Beacon (South)
- Distance
- 5.0 mi
- Gain
- —
- Type
- Out and back
Beacon·40 min walk
Harriman & Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain via Appalachian Trail (from Manitou)
- Distance
- —
- Gain
- —
- Type
- —
Manitou·50 min walkweekends only
Trail detours near the Bear Mountain Inn affect the Appalachian and Major Welch Trails during construction through Summer 2027.
Hudson Highlands
Fishkill Ridge Trail
- Distance
- 4.6 mi
- Gain
- 1,667 ft
- Type
- —
Beacon·50 min walk
Hudson Highlands
Appalachian Trail to Anthony's Nose (from Manitou)
- Distance
- 2.4 mi
- Gain
- 699 ft
- Type
- Out and back
Manitou·walk not verifiedweekends only
Hudson Highlands
Dennings Point
- Distance
- 2.0 mi
- Gain
- 13 ft
- Type
- Out and back
Beacon·walk not verified
Trail out to the Point is closed December 15 to March 15 for roosting bald eagles.
Harriman & Bear Mountain
Kakiat Trail (from Tuxedo)
- Distance
- —
- Gain
- —
- Type
- —
Tuxedo·walk not verified
Hudson Highlands
Sugarloaf Hill
- Distance
- 3.2 mi
- Gain
- 499 ft
- Type
- Out and back
Garrison·walk not verified
Stations
Metro-North Hudson Line · 3 hikes
Timetable · verified 2026-09-07
Metro-North Hudson Line · 4 hikes
Timetable · verified 2026-09-07
Metro-North Hudson Line · 3 hikes
Timetable · verified 2026-09-07
- ManitouWeekends & holidays only
Metro-North Hudson Line · 2 hikes
Timetable · verified 2026-09-07
Metro-North Hudson Line · 2 hikes
Timetable · verified 2026-09-07
- Appalachian TrailWeekends & holidays only
Metro-North Harlem Line · 2 hikes
Timetable · verified 2026-09-07
Port Jervis Line (NJ Transit / Metro-North) · 0 hikes
Timetable · verified 2026-09-07
Port Jervis Line (NJ Transit / Metro-North) · 2 hikes
Timetable · verified 2026-09-07
Port Jervis Line (NJ Transit / Metro-North) · 2 hikes
Timetable · verified 2026-09-07