5 Great (& Easy) Hudson Valley Hikes

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Looking to get outdoors and take a hike here in the Hudson Valley? Here are 5 hikes that you should go on before it becomes winter.

Hike to Ferncliff Fire Tower, Rhinebeck, less than two miles
Hike to Poet's Walk, Red Hook, approximately 2 miles
Hike to Burger Hill, 9G, Rhinebeck, about 1 mile from parking lot to summit. This is also a great place to go sledding in the winter
Hike at Falling Waters Preserve in Saugerties, about 2.5 miles round trip, includes two water falls.
Hike to the Saugerties Lighthouse. The lighthouse is from the 1860's, fairly easy hike about 1-1.5 miles.

The above hikes are fairly easy and a great way to spend some time outdoors even if you only have a short amount of time to spend. Thank you to theoutbound.com, scenichudson.org and hikethehudsonvalley.com for their information and inspiration.