New York City Day Hiking

Welcome to NewYorkCityDayHiking.com! Here you find information about day hiking in the Greater New York City area. Detailed information about specific hikes can be accessed via the Hike Selector, a Guide to Day Hiking will help get you started and other useful articles about day hiking can also be found here. Your feedback is appreciated!

Greater New York City Area Day Hike Selector - With over 25 day hikes in the Greater NYC area, the Hike Selector includes detailed information about each hike including which trails to take for each hike, how long each hike is in mileage, difficulty and typical hiking times, transportation information for getting there from NYC (including detailed driving directions), photographs of every hike's parking area so you can find the start of each hike, photographs from viewpoints along the hike and other useful information.

Useful Articles:
Guide to Day Hiking - How to get started, what to bring, what to wear, how to organize a hike, how to lead a hike, information about maps, books and local area hiking groups, where to buy hiking clothes and gear and other information you need to know.
Reading Trail Markers - How to navigate on a trail (with plenty of illustrated examples).
How to stay un-lost on a hike - Tested common sense ideas for staying un-lost.
Happy Feet - Selecting the right hiking boots & socks.
Trekking Poles - They're for everyone!
What to Wear - Looking good and feeling comfortable.
Lyme Disease - Either go hiking in Antarctica or read this article.
What to Bring on a Hike - crib sheet for what to bring on a day hike.
Hiking Recommendations - Miscellaneous advice (a work in progress).

Links of Interest - Links to the websites of various NYC area (and some non-NYC area) clubs, groups, stores, vendors, resources, etc. along with some commentary on each.

Questions & Comments: Email: Michael Brochstein

WARNING/DISCLAIMER: Hiking can be dangerous and the information furnished here may contain errors!

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