Hiking

Bring your bike, lace up your boots, grab the bridle for an adventure outdoors in upstate New York. Make the most of the Hudson River Valley landscape. Outdoor recreation in Dutchess County includes biking, hiking, horseback riding, golf, kayaking, archery and skeet shooting.

There’s plenty to explore and hike in Dutchess County. Visit trails, mountains, walking paths and more! Try the Appalachian Trail, hike to the top of Ferncliff Forest or see a stunning rock formation at Dover Stone Church.

Barton Orchards Treetop Adventures

Experience Barton Orchard's aerial obstacle course, Tree Top Adventure in Poughquag. Spend the day climbing, swinging, and zipping from tree to tree in one of the Hudson Valley’s most beautiful loca...

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

A not-for-profit scientific research center offering Thursday science seminars (Sept.-May), public education programs and lectures, nature trails, fern glen, and a children's summer ecology camp. Mont...

Historic Hyde Park Trail, NPS

More than 10 miles of trails link several parks and historic sites. Maps and information at trail heads, park visitor centers, and on-line. QR codes allow hikers to access audio podcasts about each tr...

Majestic Mustang Stables

Come see wild mustangs from Oregon and Wyoming gallop on 30 acres of land like they did in the wild. Meet and greet majestic Wild Mustangs and Puerto Rican Paso Fino's who have the smoothest ride of a...

Stissing Mountain Fire Tower

Elevation 1,492 feet. 90-foot tower reached by hiking trails at base of mountain. Look down on eagles, hawks, vultures and crows in flight. See the Hudson Valley from Albany south to Ulster and from t...

Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park

A former railroad bridge built in 1888, the Walkway spans 1.26 miles and stretches 212 feet above the majestic Hudson River. It's the longest elevated pedestrian bridge in the world. Enjoy a magnifice...

Wilderstein Historic Site

Experience Hudson Valley Victoriana at its best at the home of Margaret (Daisy) Suckley, cousin and confidante of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Rhinecliff. Tour this Queen Ann-style mansion, ...