- All Metro Areas - See listing of all metropolitan areas with hikes
- Albany Pine Bush
- unique habitat, easy walking, close to home
- Bennett Hill
- easy hike, close to home, partial views, quiet countryside
- Berlin mountain
- mountain views, ridge walk
- Christman Sanctuary
- beautiful creek, 30 ft waterfall, close to home, easy hike
- Dyken Pond
- easy hiking, close to home, varied ecosystems
- Grafton Lakes SP, Chet Bell Loop Trail
- Peaceful forest, colorful fall foilage, remote lake access, easy hiking
- Hadley Mountain
- fire tower, mountain views, easy hike
- Hopkins Memorial Forest Ridge Walk
- Spectacular views, high mountain ridge, easy terrain, ideal for children
- Lisha Kill Preserve
- beautiful forest, small creek, easy walk, close to home
- Partridge Run
- ponds, waterfall, close to home
- Peebles Island Perimeter Trail
- River rapids, wildlife, steep cliffs, wilderness close to home
- Plotter Kill Preserve
- gorge, spectacular waterfalls
- Roemers High Point
- mountain views, easy hike, close to home
- Thacher Park - Cliff Top & Indian Ladder Trails
- waterfalls, limestone cliffs, great views, easy walk, close to home
- Vromans Nose Loop Trail
- Stunning views, steep cliffs, easy hike, historical region
- Hikes outside the metro area...
- Ashokan High Point
- nice views, blueberries, lovely brook
- Bald Mountain Loop Hike
- Nice loop hike with many vistas, lots of blueberries in August
- Beebe Hill
- fire tower, great views, easy hike
- Black Mountain Natural Area
- Short hike to outstanding overlook. Easy terrain. Good for families.
- Blackhead Range, Catskills, NY
- Great Views, Tough Climbs, Spruce/Balsam Summits, Clear Streams, Wild Forest
- Burroughs Range Catskills NY
- Climb highest Catskill peak 4180ft, Wilderness area, The toughest day hike.
- Doubletop and Graham Bushwhack
- Crystal clear Brooks, Views, Wilderness Area, Trailess Area, Spruce Summits
- Emily Proctor Trail
- Moderate hike through open hardwoods following a mountain stream
- Halcott Mountain
- relatively easy bushwack, solitude
- Hannacroix Creek Preserve
- waterfall, scenic view, easy walk
- Harvey Mountain
- mountain views, blueberries, easy hike
- Huckleberry Point
- Moderate hike to outstanding views. Great for the kids.
- Indian Head & Twin Mtn, Catskills, NY
- Awsome views, Wilderness Area, tough Climbs, Balsam/Spruce Mt tops.
- Kaaterskill Falls
- highest two tiered waterfall in New York
- Kaaterskill High Peak from Plattekill Clove
- Beautiful hike to excellent viewpoints on Kaaterskill High Peak
- Monadnock
- Scenic views, long sweeping rocky ridge
- Mount Tremper
- fire tower, easy trail, mountain views
- Mount Utsayantha
- nice views, easy walk
- North Dome and Sherill Bushwhack, Catskills NY
- Wilderness Area, Streams, Spruce summits, views, lots of solitude
- Northfield Mountain
- Water reservoir (lake) on top of mountain, nicely mantained trail system.
- Overlook Mountain -Catskills
- great views, ruins of old hotel, firetower
- Poets Ledge
- mountain views
- Putney Mountain Hawk Watch
- Short, easy hike to nice views. Hawks in abundance during migration season.
- Sams Point Loop, Shawangunks
- Rare Dwarf Pitch Pine Barrens, Water Falls, Views, Cliffs, Ice Caves
- Shawangunk Loop, NY
- Dwarf Pine Barrens, Crystal clear streams, views of Catskills, ledges
- Snake Mtn. Hike
- Beautiful views of the Champlain Valley and Adirondack Mtns.
- Southwest Hunter Bushwhack Catskills NY
- Wilderness Area, Streams, Thick Spruce Summits, Steep climbs, Bushwhack
- Stratton Pond Loop Hike
- Stratton Mountain, Fire tower, Stratton Pond
- Sugarloaf Mt Catskills, NY
- Spruce/Balsam covered summit, Wildflowers, Clear Creeks, Views, Nice Hollow
- The Battell Trail Hike
- Hike to the summit of Mt. Abraham
- The Bucklin Trail
- mountain stream, mountain views
- The Jerusalem Trail to Mt. Stark Summit
- Beautiful Hardwood Forest, Mountain Views
- Vanderwhacker Mountain
- fire tower, views of high peaks
- West Branch Sacandaga Gorge
- Two eddies, 5 waterfalls, 200 foot gorge and a ravine
- Westkill Mountain - Catskills
- waterfall, mountain views, remote area
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