Table of Contents
Hikes at a Glance 8
Preface 12
Introduction 13
I Westchester County 23
1 Mianus River Gorge 25
2 Ward Pound Ridge-Leatherman's Cave Loop 31
3 Ward Pound Ridge-Rocks Trail 36
4 Ward Pound Ridge-Northern Loop 41
5 Cranberry Lake Preserve 45
6 Bronx River Pathway 50
7 Rockefeller State Park Preserve Loop 57
8 Rockwood Hall 63
9 Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park-Tarrytown to Yonkers 68
10 Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park-New Croton Dam to Ossining 74
11 Teatown Lake Loop 80
12 Vernay Lake/Hidden Valley Loop 84
13 Sylvan Glen Park Preserve 88
14 Anthony's Nose/Camp Smith Trail 93
II The East Hudson Highlands 99
15 Manitou Point Preserve 102
16 Osborn Loop/Sugarloaf Hill 106
17 Breakneck Ridge/Undercliff Loop 110
18 Fishkill Ridge 115
19 East Mountain/Round Hill Loop 119
20 Jordan Pond/Perkins Trail Loop 123
21 Heart Of Fahnestock 128
22 Tallman Mountain State Park 137
23 Hook Mountain 142
24 The Tors, High And Low 149
25 Ramapo Torne 153
26 Breakneck Mountain Loop 157
27 Nurian/Appalachian Trail Loop 162
28 Rockhouse Mountain Loop 167
29 Iron Mines Loop 172
30 Menomine Trail/Black Mountain 177
31 Anthony Wayne Loop 181
32 Popolopen Torne 186
33 Bear Mountain Loop 191
34 Brooks Lake 196
IV The West Hudson Hills 201
35 Sterling Lake Loop 205
36 Sterling Ridge To The Fire Tower 210
37 Mount Peter to Arden on the Appalachian Trail 215
38 Indian Hill Loop 221
39 Schunemunk Via High Knob 226
40 Schunemunk Mountain Loop 232
41 Storm King Mountain 237
42 Black Rock Forest-Southern Ledges 243
43 Black Rock Forest-Northern Loop 249
V The Shawangunks 255
44 Shawangunk Ridge 259
45 Verkeerder Kill Falls Loop 264
46 Minnewaska State Park Preserve Loop 271
47 Peters Kill Loop 277
48 The Trapps to Gertrude's Nose 281
49 Old Minnewaska Trail Loop 287
50 Bonticou crag 292
Glossary 297
Bibliography 298
