Some days on our outings we walk to walk, and sometimes we walk to explore. Yesterday, we headed out to walk part of yet another trail in the area. We drove about 10 minutes to a trailhead for the 750-mile Empire State Trail. We walked an hour out and an hour back — somewhere between 2 and 3 miles each way, so we barely scratched the surface of this trail. And we were not alone, we saw a couple of runners and two or three other walkers, but we were passed by quite a few bikers on the paved trail.
throughout the section that we walked.
runs alongside (but higher up) a busy highway.
Usually the trees kept us from seeing too much of it.
as much of the trail route repurposes historic railroad beds,
canal towpaths, and off-road bike paths.
Today we took the Metro North Railroad train that runs south to Grand Central Station in New York City and north along the Hudson River to Poughkeepsie for the first time. We went north for the 20 minute trip to the Croton-Harmon station, the second stop from Tarrytown. We first explored Croton Point Park, which lies west of the train station, and then walked back past the train station to explore a bit of the town.
Croton Point Park is a 508 acre park situated on a peninsula in the town of Croton-on-Hudson, New York. It has a small beach, Nature Center, and lots of picnic areas along the Hudson River which were being used on this sunny Saturday.
were enjoying the pay-to-enter beach ($10/adult).
It was also $10/car to drive into the park.
Croton-on-Hudson, still in Westchester County, is a village of about 8,300 about 21 miles north of Tarrytown. Bob found us a couple of different retail areas to explore.
celebrated by these banners
in the small downtown
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