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SUMMARY:MGV Guided Hikes 2025
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 	Join Cornell Cooperative Extension Putnam County Master Gardener Volunteers on guided hikes as we explore Putnam County’s natural beauty, land-use history, and the invasive species that threaten our natural resources.
 
 
 
 	
 		Date
 	
 	
 		Difficulty Level
 	
 	
 		Location
 	
 
 
 	May 31 
 Rain 
 Date: 
 June 1
 	
 	Moderately 
 Strenuous 
 5 hours4.45 miles
 	
 	Chimney Top Fahnestock 
 State Park: 
 Highlights include beautiful, wooded areas with interesting 
 vegetation, such as Mountain 
 Laurel, and outstanding views 
 of Breakneck Ridge, Mt. 
 Beacon, and Storm King. 
 There is a moderate ascent.June 21 
 Rain 
 Date: 
 June 22
 	
 	Strenuous 
 4.5 hours 
 4 miles
 	
 	Michael Ciaiola Conservation 
 Area: 
 A more challenging hike with a
 gorge waterfall, an overlook,
 and a hemlock forest affected 
 by the 2018 tornado. We'll
 discuss the NY-Conn "Oblong" 
 border history beginning in the
 1600s. This hike has a 500-
 foot ascent.
 
 
 	July 19 
 Rain 
 Date: 
 July 20Easy 
 2 hours 
 1.5 miles
 	
 	Pelton Pond Nature Trail: 
 Located in Fahnestock State 
 Park, this is an ideal hike for 
 families with young children. 
 This scenic trail loops around 
 Pelton Pond, a man-made 
 body of water created by 
 flooding a mine shaft.Aug. 16 
 Rain 
 Date: 
 August 
 17
 	
 	Moderate 
 3.5 hours 
 3 miles
 	
 	Sugarloaf Hill Trail: 
 An out and back trail beginning 
 in the Castle Rock Unique Area 
 to Hudson Highlands State Park 
 with views of the Hudson River, 
 West Point and the Bear 
 Mountain Bridge. The last 1/4 
 mile is a ridgeline ascent to the 
 summit.
 		
 			
 		
 	
 
 
 	Sept. 20 
 Rain 
 Date: 
 Sept. 21
 	
 	
 		Moderately
   Strenuous
 		
 		
 			3-4 Hours4
   miles
 		
 	
 	Mount Nimham: 
 This is an up and back hike 
 through the woods to a paved 
 trail leading to the Mount 
 Nimham Fire Tower. Along the 
 way we'll discuss the tower and its namesake, stone chambers, and the area's history.
 	
 
 
 	
 		Oct. 18Rain Date: Oct. 19Moderately 
 Strenuous 
 4 hours 
 3 miles
 	
 	Dennytown Fahnestock State 
 Park: 
 Visit a reforested mining area, 
 Civilian Conservation Corps 
 lakes and public works, beaver 
 dams, and a vista. This hike 
 has a 400-foot ascent, but also 
 follows level dirt roads, through 
 a shady forest.Register HERE.
 
 
 
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