New York

Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Poughkeepsie to New Paltz)

13 mi long · in New York · centroid 56 mi from Bridgeport

This route begins a walk on an historic railroad bridge high above the Hudson River. The route continues runs west on the Hudson Valley Rail Trail. The final 2 miles into downtown New Paltz, is an on-road section.

States
New York
Length
13 mi
Network
Local (lwn)
Maintained by
Empire State Trails
Reference
HVGT
Centroid nearest city
Bridgeport, CT · 56 mi · ~1.6 hr drive
Centroid coords
41.7292°, -74.0093°
OSM relation
14531522

Plan your hike

Practical notes

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 (Poughkeepsie to New Paltz) and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.

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Sources

Public data + curation

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.