Hyde Park Walkabout Trail Brochure

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Vanderbilt Mansion Visitor Center Val-Kill Visitor Center (seasonal)

Vanderbilt Mansion NHS to Norrie State Park & Staatsburgh State Historic Site 2.7 mi.

The River Connection Outdoor outfitters on West Market St. Town of Hyde Park website: www.hydeparkny.us/recreation/trails

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•฀Hike A: Moderate walking on P park roads. Some steep hills, views of the Hudson River. Parking is at Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site parking lot. Follow loop. •฀Hike B (dashed line on map): Easy walking on flat part of Hike A. Park at Riverfront Park, left out of parking lot onto River Rd., left onto Dock St. Enter iron gates, bear left, follow trail to Bard Rock and return the same way. Hike B K Start Here

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Pinewoods Park (Hike C)

Walkabout Trails

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Vanderbilt Loop Bard Rock Trail Pinewoods Nature Trail Loop Hackett Hill Park Trails Winnakee Nature Preserve Trail Roosevelt Woods Trail Roosevelt Farm Lane Trail Eleanor’s Walk Top Cottage Trail Blue Trail White Trail

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Wallace Visitor & Education Center at FDR Home & Presidential Library

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Hyde Park Recreation Dept. at Hackett Hill Park (By appointment 845-229-8086 x 5)

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Additional Walkabout brochures for friends and family are also available at these locations:

Hike safely • Wear clothing & footwear appropriate for season & terrain. • Some trails run along or cross public roads. Stay off railroad tracks. • Ticks which can spread Lyme Disease are common here. Avoid brushing against vegetation and use insect repellent. • Poison-ivy is common along the trail. • Drinking water is not available along the trail. Be sure to bring your own. Please remember • Stay on marked trails. Respect the generous landowners who have granted permission to cross their land. • Park only in designated parking lots. • Trails open sunrise to sunset. Cars left at National Historic Sites could get locked in. • Carry out what you carry in. • No fires. Do not remove plants, wildlife, or artifacts. • Foot travel on all trails - no motorized vehicles. • At Roosevelt Farm & Forest, bicycles permitted on Roosevelt Farm Lane Trail (tulip-tree markers) only during March through November. No biking on Red, Yellow, Blue or any other trails at any time. • Members of the “Fats in the Cats” bike club only are authorized to bicycle on the the red trail at the Winnakee Nature Preserve.

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2) Turn in your completed checklist at any location listed to receive your free Walkabout patch.

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Hyde Park Walkabout Trail Map

1) Walk at least 5 trails on the map using the checklist below.

Walkabout Trails

A. Vanderbilt Loop (2.5 mile round trip) B. Bard Rock Trail (3.2 mile round trip)

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F. Roosevelt Woods Trail

E. Winnakee Nature Preserve Trail

(3.3 mile round trip)

(1.3 mile round trip)

(1.1 mile loop) Winnakee Nature Preserve

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Walkabout is a project to promote healthy physical activity - walking on trails. Walk at least 5 trails, see great places, get great exercise, and earn a free sew-on patch.

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•฀฀Woodland฀trail฀(green)฀easy฀walking,฀Guinea฀ ฀฀฀฀Community฀trail฀(red)฀moderate,฀rough฀surface.฀ •฀฀Park฀office฀information฀desk฀and฀seasonal฀฀ ฀ ฀฀฀฀restrooms. •฀฀Parking฀is฀at฀the฀Hackett฀Hill฀parking฀lot,฀on฀ ฀฀฀฀East฀Market฀St.

•฀฀Easy฀to฀moderate฀walking฀on฀dirt-surfaced฀ ฀฀฀฀woods฀roads฀with฀rolling฀hills.฀ •฀฀Solid฀lines฀are฀measured฀loop,฀dashed฀lines฀are฀ ฀฀฀฀other฀open฀trails.฀ •฀฀Parking฀is฀in฀back฀of฀Pete’s฀Famous฀Cafe฀&฀Grill฀฀฀฀ ฀฀฀฀on฀Route฀9,฀or฀at฀end฀of฀Terwilliger฀Rd.฀Ext.

G. Roosevelt Farm Lane Trail

H. Eleanor’s Walk

•฀฀Moderate฀walking฀on฀dirt-surfaced฀woods฀ ฀฀฀฀roads฀with฀some฀steep฀hills.฀Tulip-tree฀markers ฀฀฀฀and฀green฀blazes.฀ •฀฀Henry฀Wallace฀Visitor฀Center฀info฀desk,฀ ฀฀฀฀restrooms฀&฀seasonal฀café฀are฀available. •฀฀Parking฀is฀at฀main฀parking฀area฀for฀the฀FDR฀ ฀฀฀฀National฀Historic฀Site.฀

J. Blue Trail (2.4 mile one-way) K. White Trail (1.75 mile one-way)

(1.0 mile loop)

(3.6 mile round trip)

Hyde Park Healthy Trails Walkabout

I. Top Cottage Trail

Eleanor’s Walk

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•฀฀Moderate฀walking฀on฀woodland฀paths฀with ฀฀฀฀some฀steep฀hills฀on฀both฀Eleanor’s฀Walk฀(red) ฀฀฀฀and฀Top฀Cottage฀Trail฀(tulip-tree฀leaf฀marker).฀ •฀฀Visitor฀Center฀information฀desk฀and฀restrooms฀ ฀฀฀฀are฀available฀seasonally. •฀฀Parking฀is฀at฀the฀Eleanor฀Roosevelt฀National฀ ฀฀฀฀Historic฀Site฀parking฀lot.

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•฀฀Easy฀walking฀on฀gravel-surfaced฀woods฀ ฀฀฀฀roads฀with฀gently฀rolling฀hills.฀ •฀฀Bicycling฀permitted฀March฀-฀November฀on฀Farm฀฀ ฀฀฀฀Lane.฀No฀biking฀on฀Red,฀Yellow,฀Blue฀or฀any฀฀ ฀฀฀฀other฀trails. •฀฀Parking฀at฀Rt.฀9฀trailhead,฀just฀north฀of฀Hyde฀฀฀฀฀ ฀฀฀฀Park฀Steakhouse฀&฀Brewing฀Company,฀or฀at฀Rt.฀฀ ฀฀฀฀9G฀across฀from฀Val-Kill฀entrance.

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(2.0 mile round trip)

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Roosevelt Farm & Forest

Staatsburg Hamlet

The Hyde Park Trail system฀includes฀nearly฀16฀miles฀of฀ trails฀linking฀parks฀and฀historic฀

•฀฀Enter฀&฀park฀at ฀฀฀฀Mills฀Mansion,฀ ฀฀฀walk฀down฀paved฀ ฀฀฀road฀toward฀ ฀฀฀river.

•฀฀Hike J:฀Moderate฀to฀steep฀walking.฀Rolling฀฀฀ ฀฀฀฀hills฀on฀paved฀and฀woods฀roads฀with฀river฀฀฀฀฀฀฀฀ ฀฀฀฀views.฀ •฀฀Hike K:฀Moderate฀walking฀along฀river฀path.฀From฀฀฀ ฀฀฀฀Mills฀Mansion฀take฀Blue฀Trail฀to฀White฀Trail.

sites฀in฀the฀town฀of฀Hyde฀Park,฀NY.฀฀ The฀members฀of฀the฀Hyde฀Park฀ Trail฀Partnership฀and฀many฀ dedicated฀volunteers฀have฀worked฀ since฀1988฀to฀build฀these฀trails฀for฀ local฀residents฀and฀visitors฀alike.฀฀

Enjoy them!