Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Hopewell Junction to Poughkeepsie)
13 mi long · in New York · centroid 47 mi from Bridgeport
An off-road paved trail following the William R Steinhaus Dutchess Rail Trail passing through wooded areas, local parks, and residential communities. It ends at Walkway Over the Hudson, a spectacular historic railroad bridge high above the Hudson River.
- States
- New York
- Length
- 13 mi
- Network
- Local (Local)
- Maintained by
- Empire State Trails
- Reference
- HVGT
- Centroid nearest city
- Bridgeport, CT · 47 mi · ~1.4 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 41.6516°, -73.8680°
- OSM relation
- 14532740
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Hopewell Junction to Poughkeepsie) and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
Other trails within 50 miles
Dutchess County Rail Trail - hiking - EST
0 miles from this trail's centroid
Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Poughkeepsie to New Paltz)
9 miles from this trail's centroid
Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Pawling to Hopewell Junction)
10 miles from this trail's centroid
Maybrook Trailway - hiking - Putnam Trailway to Hopewell Junction
13 miles from this trail's centroid
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail - hiking
15 miles from this trail's centroid
Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (New Paltz to South Kingston)
16 miles from this trail's centroid
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.