Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (New Paltz to South Kingston)
13 mi long · in New York · centroid 59 mi from Albany
The route follows the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail (with a stone-dust surface). The trail winds through mature woods, past historic iron works and over the historic Rosendale railroad trestle.
- States
- New York
- Length
- 13 mi
- Network
- Local (Local)
- Maintained by
- Empire State Trails
- Reference
- HVGT
- Centroid nearest city
- Albany, NY · 59 mi · ~1.7 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 41.8289°, -74.0565°
- OSM relation
- 14531487
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 (New Paltz to South Kingston) 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
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail - hiking
3 miles from this trail's centroid
Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Poughkeepsie to New Paltz)
7 miles from this trail's centroid
King's Lane
9 miles from this trail's centroid
Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (East Kingston to Tivoli)
14 miles from this trail's centroid
Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Hopewell Junction to Poughkeepsie)
16 miles from this trail's centroid
Dutchess County Rail Trail - hiking - EST
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.