Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

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• 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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