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11 Beautiful Hiking Trails In The NY And CT Area

Trails you need to visit.

Giuliana Discioscia
Mar 07, 2016
Western Connecticut State University
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11 Beautiful Hiking Trails In The NY And CT Area

Now that the weather is getting warmer it's the perfect time to get outside. Hiking is one of the best forms of exercise, and its great because it doesn't even feel like exercise. New York and Connecticut have so many amazing places to hike some may require a trip some are no more than 15 minutes away but all of them are truly stunning and so worth it.

1. Lover's Leap

Location: New Milford, CT

Elevation: 518 ft

2. Bash Bish Falls

Location: Copake Falls, NY

Elevation: 1,132 ft


3. Cat Rock

Location: Pawling, NY

Elevation: 1.155 ft

4. Watkins Glen State Park

Location: Watkins Glen, NY

Elevation: 463 ft

5. Sleeping Giant State Park

Location: Hamden, CT

Elevation: 738 ft

6. Kent Falls State Park

Location: Kent, CT

Elevation: 250 ft

7. Breakneck Ridge

Location: Between Beacon and Cold Spring, NY

Elevation: 1,260 ft

8. Mt. Beacon

Location: Beacon, NY

Elevation: 1,611 ft

9. Dover Stone Church

Location: Dover, NY

Elevation: 502 ft

10. Devil's Den Preserve

Location: Weston,CT

Elevation: 426 ft


11. Mine Hill Preserve

Location: Roxbury, CT

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