Category: New York local

Hudson Highlands Gateway Park –
Located in Cortlandt, Westchester County, this 352 acre site has a network of 4 trails, totaling more than 4.9 miles, rambling through woodlands, meadows and around ponds and offers several options for scenic loop hikes including a one-mile loop that is partly handicap accessible.
Here is the Park Brochure with Trail Map.    Map with History.
Annsville Creek Trail approx. 1 hr. “This trail starts at Doris Lee Dr. and is universally accessible to the Pond Overlook. It travels by Annsville Creek, which contains breeding trout populations. Fishing is allowed. A sensitive wetland area surrounds the creek.”

Harrier Hill Park
Harrier Hill Park is in the City of Hudson, Columbia County.
Named for the Harrier hawks, which can often be seen here, this small park has sweeping views of the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River. ” The surrounding fields, also protected by Scenic Hudson, support a wide variety of birds…”
Here is the Park website.   Trail Map
A short, universally accessible trail leads from the parking area past a farm pond to the pavilion.
?   The first half-mile or so of the 2 mile Stockport-Greenport trail is on a flat contour and looks as though it might be easy.  Try calling Scenic Hudson in Poughkeepsie for more information 845-473-4440.

Tifft Nature Preserve
Tifft Nature Preserve, associated with the Buffalo Museum of Science, is on the Outer Harbor.  There are 264 acres of restored habitat with five miles of trails and boardwalks.
Here is their website.   Phone  716-825-6397   Map
Other sources have described the trails as easy and they are all short.  They do look easy from the photographs, but you should call first to be sure since there is no rating on the website.