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Dutchess County Rail Trail - hiking - EST

Local route21 km · 13 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 10–25 °C (50–77 °F)

  1. J2°-7°80
  2. F4°-5°83
  3. M9°-1°92
  4. A15°4°101
  5. M20°10°104
  6. J25°16°104
  7. J28°18°115
  8. A27°18°113
  9. S23°14°104
  10. O16°8°112
  11. N10°3°96
  12. D4°-3°98

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

A continuous paved trail from Walkway Over the Hudson along the former Maybrook Rail corridor through the towns of Poughkeepsie, LaGrange, Wappinger to the restored Hopewell Depot at its East Fishkill Trailhead in the hamlet of Hopewell.

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Trail facts

Mapped length
21 km · 13 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
3.5 km S of Hillside Lake (Dutchess County, New York) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
New York
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
DCRT
From / to
Poughkeepsie → Hopewell Junction
Route centre
41.6506, -73.8665
Route start
41.5833, -73.8037
OpenStreetMap
relation 14543310
Official info
dutchessny.gov/Departments/Parks/Dutchess-Rail-T
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Pond Perimeter Trail

7 mi · 11 km · New York

Ojugwan Path

8 mi · 13 km · New York

Lower Lake

8 mi · 14 km · Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Fishkill Ridge

9 mi · 14 km · New York

Overlook

9 mi · 15 km · New York

East Mountain Loop

9 mi · 15 km · New York

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