Appalachian Trail to Anthony's Nose (from Manitou)

Hudson HighlandsOut and backVerified September 7, 2026

Anthony's Nose and the Bear Mountain Bridge from the river, seen from nearby. Photo: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Distance

2.4 mi

NYS Parks

Elevation gain

699 ft

NYS Parks

Time

1¼ h–1½ h

computed, Naismith's rule

Difficulty

moderate

index 58, computed

Blazes

White (Appalachian Trail)Blue (Camp Smith Trail)

NYS Parks

From the train

Manitou

walk not verified · weekends only · NYNJTC

The route

Topographic map of 1 hikes and 1 stations

Appalachian Trailwhite stripe blazesCamp Smith Trailblue blazesmile markers

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (2007688, 7745474), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA. Dashed line: the walk from Manitou station to the trailhead, 1.3 mi by the shortest OpenStreetMap route (computed).

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Weather at the trailhead

Day	High	Low	Forecast	Rain	Wind
Fri, Oct 23	60°F 16°C	34°F 1°C	Sunny, night: partly cloudy then areas of frost	0%	8 mph N
Sat, Oct 24	61°F 16°C	34°F 1°C	Areas Of Frost then Partly Sunny, night: mostly clear then areas of frost	0%	3 mph NW
Sun, Oct 25	63°F 17°C	36°F 2°C	Areas Of Frost then Sunny, night: clear then patchy frost	0%	2 mph W
Mon, Oct 26	66°F 19°C	44°F 7°C	Areas Of Frost then Sunny, night: mostly clear	0%	2 mph W
Tue, Oct 27	57°F 14°C	37°F 3°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	1%	3 to 8 mph N
Wed, Oct 28	56°F 13°C	43°F 6°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	4%	3 mph E
Thu, Oct 29	63°F 17°C	48°F 9°C	Mostly Sunny, night: mostly clear	3%	1 to 6 mph S

Forecast for Appalachian Trail to Anthony's Nose (from Manitou) trailhead from the National Weather Service (OKX office), issued Oct 23, 3:32 PM, fetched Oct 23, 3:32 PM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:04 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Route by trail

Mile	Trail	Blazes	Length
0.0	Appalachian Trail	White stripe	0.7 mi
0.7	Camp Smith Trail	Blue	0.6 mi

Trail names and blazes from the OpenStreetMap route relations, lengths measured along the drawn line, in walking order.

Along the way

Mile	What	Name	Elevation
0.2	Trailhead	unnamed	—

Features within 394 ft of the line from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), fetched 2026-09-08. Mile is the distance along the line to the nearest point on it.

Getting there by train

Manitou

Metro-North Hudson Line · weekends & holidays only

Walk not verified

Official timetable

Source · verified 2026-09-07

Dashed line: 1.3 mi on foot from the platform by the shortest OpenStreetMap route, computed, not an official figure.

Elevation profile

Elevation sampled every 164 ft from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-08). Gain 745 ft, loss 33 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

Fact	Value	Source	Verified
Distance	2.4 mi	NYS Parks	2026-09-07
Elevation gain	699 ft	NYS Parks	2026-09-07
Route type	Out and back	NYS Parks	2026-09-07
Time	1¼ h–1½ h (computed, Naismith's rule)	formula	computed
Difficulty	moderate (index 58, computed)	formula	computed
Blazes	White (Appalachian Trail), Blue (Camp Smith Trail)	NYS Parks	2026-09-08
Managed by	Appalachian Trail Conservancy / NPS	NYNJTC	2026-09-07
Trailhead	Appalachian Trail to Anthony's Nose (from Manitou) trailhead 41.32979, -73.95267	NYNJTC	2026-09-07
Parking, fee, lot times	Not yet verified	—	—

Distance2.4 mi

Elevation gain699 ft

Route typeOut and back

Time1¼ h–1½ h (computed, Naismith's rule)

Difficultymoderate (index 58, computed)

BlazesWhite (Appalachian Trail), Blue (Camp Smith Trail)

Managed byAppalachian Trail Conservancy / NPS

TrailheadAppalachian Trail to Anthony's Nose (from Manitou) trailhead 41.32979, -73.95267

Parking, fee, lot timesNot yet verified

Permits & closures

No permit, reservation, or capacity rule is recorded for this hike. Check the official sources before you go.

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