60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: New York City

Christopher Brooks has more than two decades of writing experience as an editor at Market Watch (a sister publication to Wine Spectator) and Hearst's Country Living and credits that include Family Circle, Christian Science Monitor, the Chicago Tribune, and USA Today. Catherine Brooks is a professional photographer whose images have been published in a number of magazines. They have hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, the Inca Trail, and extensively explored the U.S., Mexico and South America, Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. Their work appears regularly in Backpacker magazine.

• Overview Map Overview-Map Key Dedication Acknowledgments Foreword About the Authors Preface 60 Hikes by Category Introduction NEW YORK: EAST OF THE HUDSON RIVER Angle Fly AmbleAnthony’s Nose AscentButler Outer Loop TrailFahnestock Catfish LoopFahnestock Greater Hidden Lake TourFahnestock Wilderness TrailFishkill Ridge TrailHudson Highlands Breakneck Ridge LoopMianus River Gorge TrailPelham Bay Islands LoopRockefeller MedleyTeatown TripleWard Pound Ridge Star Loop Westchester Wilderness WalkWestmoreland Grand TourNEW YORK: WEST OF THE HUDSON RIVER Bear Mountain Doodletown CircuitBlack Rock Forest Peaks to Ponds TrailFitzgerald Falls to Little Dam Lake (Appalachian Trail)Harriman Highlands TrailHarriman Seven Hills LoopHook Mountain HeightsSchunemunk Mountain Ridge LoopStorm King Summit TrailTors’ Thunder TourNEW YORK: LONG ISLAND AND STATEN ISLAND Caleb Smith Full CircuitCaumsett Neck LoopClay Pit Ponds ConnectorConnetquot ContinuumDavid Weld Sanctuary TourJamaica Bay West Pond TrailMuttontown Mystery TrailSunken Meadow to Nissequogue River TrailWalt Whitman SamplerNEW JERSEY: NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 Abram Hewitt’s Bearfort RidgeFarny Highlands HikeHigh Point DuetMahlon Dickerson Discovery TrailNorvin Green’s Heart and SoulRamapo-Ringwood RallySterling Ridge TrailStokes SelectTurkey-Egypt ConnectionWawayanda 1: Way Way YonderWawayanda 2: Terrace PondNEW JERSEY: SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 Allamuchy Natural Area AmbleBlack River TrailCheesequake Natural Area TrailGreat Swamp Wilderness TrailHartshorne Woods Grandest TourJenny Jump Ghost Lake LoopJockey Hollow RunLewis Morris LoopSandy Hook Hiking TrailSourland Mountain TrackWatchung Sierra SamplerCONNECTICUT Babcock Circumference TrailBennett’s Pond and BeyondDevil’s Den ConcourseTrout Brook Valley CircuitWeir Pond and Swamp LoopsAppendix B: Trail-Map Resources Appendix C: Hiking Clubs and Organizations Appendix D: Green-Space Organizations Index Map Legend