We traveled through three different parks on this out and back hike. Having never hiked the northernmost section of The Palisades, it was the right day for this hike. That youthful exuberance continues to this day. I remember jumping in my dad’s old Chevy and driving across the Tappan Zee Bridge and stopping along the scenic overlooks and at times trying to spot familiar landmarks from the top of the cliffs. Since childhood I have admired and visited The Palisades. Named for their vertical columns of volcanic rock resembling a stockade fence (or palisade) from a distance, The Palisades are directly across the Hudson River from where I grew up. Much of the route is through State Parks but the trail also serves as a link to smaller county and town parks. There are many spectacular views of the Hudson River and New York City along the way. It rises about 693 feet above the Hudson River and offers superb views of the Hudson Valley and the Manhattan skyline.Įxtending 358 miles from the 175th Street Subway Station in New York City to John Boyd Thacher State Park near Albany in New York, the aqua-blazed Long Path Trail is a thread connecting many of New York’s parks, preserves, and state forest land. The Long Path follows the Palisades Escarpment from Fort Lee, NJ to its end in Mt. Little Tor is a peak on South Mountain, part of The Palisades escarpment in High Tor State Park. Trailhead parking: Gurnee County Park – Andreanna Park Rd, New City, NY 10956 Retrieved November 3, 2015.Max elevation: 774 ft.– total elevation gain approximately 1,289 ft. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in the Lower Hudson Valley: Hikes and Walks from Westchester County to Albany (2nd ed.). ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003".Archived from the original (PDF) on Septem. 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). ^ a b "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9".^ "High Tor State Park - Getting There".
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