{"id":1168,"date":"2020-06-16T00:42:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T00:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2025-09-29T14:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:16:56","slug":"the-hudson-highlands-have-reopened-the-top-of-sugarloaf-north-of-cold-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=1168","title":{"rendered":"The Hudson Highlands have reopened; here&#8217;s the top of Sugarloaf, north of Cold Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Saturday I did my first real hike, having spent since March 15th (the day the gym closed) doing a LOT of walking through Croton-Harmon and on Croton Point. I&#8217;ve gotten to know pretty much all the Croton streets and all the various walks on Croton Point. Typical has been about 4 and a half miles, with some days shorter (if I&#8217;m also lifting dumbbells in the basement) but also as long as 10 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So Saturday I went to my all time favorite short hike, up Sugarloaf. They&#8217;ve changed the trail on account of the fires last fall, and it&#8217;s now longer, but not as steep at the end. just over a mile and a half to the top.&nbsp; First time I&#8217;ve gone up in about three years; it was a good test for my partially replaced knee, done last August. Lots of cars parked along the road but almost all of them were there to go up Breakneck Ridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the iconic Sugarloaf picture which everyone knows; the stump in the foreground and Storm King across the Hudson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec227788200c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12911\" title=\"20200613_131635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec227788200c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec227788200c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And just to prove I was there &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20264e2e2ee0b200d-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12912\" title=\"20200613_131728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20264e2e2ee0b200d-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20264e2e2ee0b200d-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few more &#8211; Bannerman Island right below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20264e2e2ee11200d-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20264e2e2ee11200d-500wi\" alt=\"20200613_131835\" title=\"20200613_131835\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec227797200c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec227797200c-500wi\" alt=\"20200613_134217\" title=\"20200613_134217\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the top of the old trail section currently shut, and you&#8217;ll see what the sign says<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec2277a3200c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12913\" title=\"20200613_132425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec2277a3200c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec2277a3200c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec2277ab200c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec2277ab200c-500wi\" alt=\"20200613_132432\" title=\"20200613_132432\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here&#8217;s a fairly vivid view of some of the fire damage from last fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263e950d6ca200b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263e950d6ca200b-500wi\" alt=\"20200613_134330\" title=\"20200613_134330\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The view north to the Beacon Newburgh Bridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec2277bf200c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12909\" title=\"20200613_134240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec2277bf200c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e20263ec2277bf200c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite local short uphill\/mountain hike! Peak is a little over 900&#8242;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday I did my first real hike, having spent since March 15th (the day the gym closed) doing a LOT of walking through Croton-Harmon and on Croton Point. I&#8217;ve gotten to know pretty much all the Croton streets and all the various walks on Croton Point. 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