Bull Hill (Full Loop)

Hudson HighlandsLoopVerified September 7, 2026

Minute walk from Cold Spring

Official timetable

Bull Hill and the Hudson from Breakneck Ridge, looking south, seen from nearby. Photo: ScubaBear68, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Distance

5.5 mi

NYS Parks

Elevation gain

1,407 ft

USGS 3DEP

Time

3–4 h

park estimate · NYS Parks

Difficulty

moderately strenuous

index 125, computed

Blazes

White (Washburn Trail)Blue (Cornish Trail)

NYS Parks

From the train

Cold Spring

14 min walk · NYS Parks

The route

Topographic map of 1 hikes and 1 stations

Cornish Trailblue blazesWashburn Trailwhite blazesmile markerswalking direction, as the park describes the loop

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (5622148, 5622235; 17 member ways selected), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA. Dashed line: the walk from Cold Spring station to the trailhead, 1.1 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	33°F 1°C	Sunny, night: partly cloudy then areas of frost	0%	6 mph N
Sat, Oct 24	61°F 16°C	35°F 2°C	Areas Of Frost then Partly Sunny, night: mostly clear then areas of frost	0%	3 mph NW
Sun, Oct 25	64°F 18°C	36°F 2°C	Areas Of Frost then Sunny, night: clear then patchy frost	0%	2 mph W
Mon, Oct 26	68°F 20°C	44°F 7°C	Areas Of Frost then Sunny, night: mostly clear	0%	2 mph W
Tue, Oct 27	59°F 15°C	37°F 3°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	1%	5 to 8 mph N
Wed, Oct 28	58°F 14°C	44°F 7°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	3%	2 mph E
Thu, Oct 29	66°F 19°C	48°F 9°C	Mostly Sunny, night: mostly clear	3%	1 to 7 mph S

Forecast for Bull Hill (Full Loop) trailhead from the National Weather Service (OKX office), issued Oct 23, 5:09 PM, fetched Oct 23, 5:10 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	Cornish Trail	Blue	1.6 mi
1.6	Washburn Trail	White	3.6 mi
5.2	Cornish Trail	Blue	0.2 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
0.5	Ruins	unnamed	—
0.7	Ruins: Stern-Cornish Estate (Northgate)	Stern-Cornish Estate (Northgate)	—
0.7	Ruins: Cornish Estate Ruins (Northgate)	Cornish Estate Ruins (Northgate)	—
0.9	Ruins: Japanese garden	Japanese garden	—
1.6	Information board: Cornish Trail / Washburn Trail	Cornish Trail / Washburn Trail	—
1.6	Information board	unnamed	—
1.6	Information board: Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve	Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve	—
1.6	Parking	unnamed	—
1.6	Parking: Washburn Trailhead	Washburn Trailhead	—
2.2	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
2.2	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
2.7	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
3.0	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
3.0	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
3.0	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
3.2	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
3.3	Summit: Bull Hill	Bull Hill	1,421 ft
3.4	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
3.4	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
5.1	Ruins: Northgate Farm	Northgate Farm	—

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

Cold Spring

Metro-North Hudson Line

14 minute walk from the platform.

Official timetable

Source · verified 2026-09-07

Dashed line: 1.1 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 1,407 ft, loss 1,407 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

Fact	Value	Source	Verified
Distance	5.5 mi	NYS Parks	2026-09-07
Elevation gain	1,407 ft	USGS 3DEP	2026-09-08
Route type	Loop	NYS Parks	2026-09-07
Time	3–4 h	NYS Parks	2026-09-08
Difficulty	moderately strenuous (index 125, computed)	formula	computed
Blazes	White (Washburn Trail), Blue (Cornish Trail)	NYS Parks	2026-09-08
Managed by	NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation	NYS Parks	2026-09-07
Trailhead	Bull Hill (Full Loop) trailhead 41.42662, -73.96515	NYS Parks	2026-09-07
Parking, fee, lot times	Not yet verified	—	—

Distance5.5 mi

Elevation gain1,407 ft

Route typeLoop

Time3–4 h

Difficultymoderately strenuous (index 125, computed)

BlazesWhite (Washburn Trail), Blue (Cornish Trail)

Managed byNYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

TrailheadBull Hill (Full Loop) trailhead 41.42662, -73.96515

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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