Hudson Highlands Overlook Trail

This route starts in the Town of Fishkill, and ascends along the Overlook Trail (red) to the point where this trail ends at the intersection with the Fishkill Ridge Trail (white). Once you gain some altitude, there are period views. From the parking lot just off the end of Sunnyside Road in the Town of Fishkill, walk around a fence and past a bulletin board, then make a U-turn to the right to start on the Overlook Trail (red). At about 0.4 miles, stay straight where a white-blazed trail starts off to the left (leading to Malouf’s Mountain Camp, a private campground). At about 0.9 miles, you start to get a view to the northwest (leaves permitting), including the Fishkill Correctional Facility and the Hudson River. In a while there are a couple more, unobstructed views to the northwest, now including the Mid-Hudson Bridge and the Catskill Mountains. There is a viewpoint to the west at about 1.2 miles from which you can see Beacon in the foreground, then the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, Newburgh (including Stewart Airport), and the Shawangunk Ridge in the background. At about 1.6 miles the Overlook Trail ends (there's also a view to be had there), at which point you turn around and make your way back down to your starting point.