Flee New York: Weekend Getaways, Day Trips, Vacations and More (Beta)

Local Hikes: A Great Hiking Resource for New Yorkers (And Everyone Else Too)

If you enjoy exploring trails on foot and haven't yet visited Local Hikes dot com, we highly recommend you take a look.  It's very well-organized site, with information on hikes in all 50 states.  The coverage in the NYC-area is particularly good.  You can find trail directions, distance and difficulty info and also user comments on the site.  The webmasters also seem to be much more interested in providing good information than making money, so you can apply a higher degree of trust to what you read there. 

Quick link:
Local Hike's New York, New Jersey and Long Island Page.

Great Places To Hike New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island

Abram S Hewitt SF, Bearfort Ridge Bearfort Waters, Pequannock Water Bradley Mine Hike Bruce Lake Loop, Promised Land SP, Buttermilk Falls Loop, NJ

Hiking Within Range of NYC

We just came across a great site with information on 25 great day hikes within fairly easy driving range of NYC.  If you're looking for some weekend exercise and don't want to travel too far to get it, be sure to check out New York City Day Hiking's website.  Another great resource is the Local Hikes website located on our left sidebar.

LINK [New York City Day Hiking]

Hiking NYC? Try the Urban Trail Conference

It's actually nice out today (no ice storm yet).  And while it might be a little late to plan to get out of the city today, you might consider taking a hike here at home.  We just stumbled on the Urban Trail Conference website and it looks like a fun organization that organizes walks and hikes all around the five burroughs.

This weekends UTC itineraries look pretty fun:

Sat., Dec. 15  -  GREENBURGH NATURE CENTER.  6-7 miles easy hike.  Drop off point available. Interesting place with a manor, orchard, garden, display of animals indoor/outdoor, woody area with nature trails.  Bring lunch/hot drink.  NO SMOKING ON HIKE.  Take D or #4 train to Bedford Park and meet at Bedford Pk Blvd., front of #4 train exit. by bus stop W20.  Bus leave at 11:00 AM!  Fare: NYC MetroCard, train from Hartsdale $6.25/Srs. $4.25.  Leader:  Rolande Chapeau.  Non-members:  $3.



Sun., Dec. 16  -  RIVERSIDE PARK.  A moderate, 3-mile, level walk from 116th St. to 66th St. followed by a nice bowl of hot soup (or whatever) at Ollie’s.  Meet 10:30 AM inside the Broadway and 116th St. subway station, but outside of the turnstiles. Optional small contribution for Riverside Park Fund.  Will take place no matter what the weather, but call or, preferably, email me beforehand to make sure that the walk is on.  No pets; no smoking.  Joint with AMC.  Leader:  Bob Susser, 212-666-4371; rsusser@aol.com.

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