A Guide to NYC Hiking

NYC HIKING: 5 Destinations and Getting There

Presented by: Avi David Edelson, Owner at Traverse This is an OutdoorFest Event: June 5th, 2014

THE DESTINATIONS:

• Harriman State Park and Bear Mountain State Park

• Fire Island National Seashore • Palisades Interstate Park • Gateway National Recreation

Area • Staten Island Unit

• Jamaica Bay and Sandy Hook, NJ

• Hudson Highlands • Breakneck Ridge, etc.

• Fahnestock State Park

HARRIMAN STATE PARK

HARRIMAN: HIGHLIGHTS AND GETTING THERE

• 46,000 acres • Bear Mountain • 200+ miles of trail • Appalachian Trail and

Long Path • Camping • Rating: moderate !

• Bear Mountain Inn • Coach Buses 781-789

• Tuxedo Station • Train Station - Jervis

RESOURCES: HARRIMAN• http://www.myharriman.com • http://nysparks.com/parks/145/details.aspx • http://www.traverseoutfitters.com/

harriman_state_park_hiking/

FIRE ISLAND NAT. SEASHORE

FIRE ISLAND: HIGHLIGHTS AND GETTING THERE

• Sunken Forest • 25+ miles of

shoreline • Otis Pike • Camping

• Wilderness • Full Service

• Rating: easy to moderate !

• Sayville • Train Station

• Patchogue • Train Station

RESOURCES: FIRE ISLAND• http://www.nps.gov/fiis/index.htm • http://www.davisparkferry.com • http://www.sayvilleferry.com • http://www.traverseoutfitters.com/fire-island-hiking/

PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK

PALISADES: HIGHLIGHTS AND GETTING THERE

• 25+ Miles of path • Henry Hudson Drive • Cliffs and Waterfalls • Women’s Federation Monument • Rating: easy

• Coach Bus (9a, 9w) • Walking and Biking

RESOURCES: PALISADES• http://www.njpalisades.org • http://www.nynjtc.org/park/palisades-interstate-park-nj • https://palisadesparksconservancy.org • http://www.traverseoutfitters.com/palisades-interstate-park-

hiking/

GATEWAY NRA: STATEN ISLAND

STATEN ISLAND GNRA: HIGHLIGHTS AND GETTING THERE

• 800+ acres • Crooke’s Point • South Beach • Wadsworth: Battery Weed

and Tompkins • Camp Gateway • Rating: easy, lots of exposure !

• Ferry - St. George • Bus (78, 51) • Train - Subway

RESOURCES: GATEWAY• http://www.nps.gov/gate/index.htm • http://www.nyharborparks.org/visit/gana.html • http://www.traverseoutfitters.com/gateway-staten-island/

HUDSON HIGHLANDS

HUDSON HIGHLANDS: HIGHLIGHTS AND GETTING THERE!

• 7,400 acres • Breakneck Ridge • Ruins - Cornish • Bannerman Island • Rating: moderate to difficult !

• Metro North - Train Stations !

• Fahnestock State Park • Storm King State Park !

RESOURCES: HUDSON HIGHLANDS• http://nysparks.com/parks/9/details.aspx • http://cnyhiking.com/NYSP-HudsonHighlands.htm • http://www.nynjtc.org/park/hudson-highlands-state-

park

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