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16 years 5 months ago #31810 by Bladesworn (Bladesworn)
Can anyone recommend a nice hiking/walking trail near NYC or easily accessible via Metro-North/NJ Transit?  The trail hike is set for October to catch either the leaves changing color, or just to enjoy the cooler weather of Autumn.

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16 years 5 months ago #31811 by GJSchaller (GJSchaller)
Someone asked this on Metafilter a while back, and I bookmarked it for myself - here's the link:

ask.metafilter.com/125066/Backcountry-Ca...g-From-NYC-via-train


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16 years 5 months ago #31816 by Bladesworn (Bladesworn)
Thanks.

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16 years 5 months ago #31850 by Atrus (Atrus)
Replied by Atrus (Atrus) on topic good hiking trail
Kenlockwood Gorge is a decent trail to hike, it's not really long, (12ish miles?), but it does have some nice views and features.  It's within easy walking distance of the Highbridge, NJ, train station, starts around there, and then goes through Annandale, and Califon.  It also has the added benefit of being within spitting distance of my house.

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16 years 5 months ago #31858 by Kendrick (Kendrick)
Try any portion of the Palisades trail.

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16 years 5 months ago #31862 by Draknar DoKanen (Draknar DoKanen)
I would like to emphasize the PORTION part of what Chris said.

Hiking the whole thing is torturous and only a sadistic man would make Boy Scouts do it.

True story.

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