Anthony's Nose via Toll House (Camp Smith Trail)

Hudson HighlandsOut and backVerified September 7, 2026

Minute walk from Peekskill

Official timetable

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

6.9 mi

NYS Parks

Elevation gain

699 ft

NYS Parks

Time

2½ h–3¼ h

computed, Naismith's rule

Difficulty

moderate

index 98, computed

Blazes

Blue (Camp Smith Trail)

NYS Parks

From the train

Peekskill

40 min walk · NYNJTC

The route

Topographic map of 1 hikes and 1 stations

Camp Smith Trailblue blazesmile markers

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (7745474), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA. Dashed line: the walk from Peekskill station to the trailhead, 2.3 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	35°F 2°C	Areas Of Frost then Partly Sunny, night: mostly clear then areas of frost	0%	2 mph NW
Sun, Oct 25	64°F 18°C	38°F 3°C	Areas Of Frost then Sunny, night: clear	0%	2 mph W
Mon, Oct 26	68°F 20°C	44°F 7°C	Patchy 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%	3 to 7 mph N
Wed, Oct 28	58°F 14°C	44°F 7°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	4%	2 mph E
Thu, Oct 29	65°F 18°C	48°F 9°C	Mostly Sunny, night: mostly clear	3%	0 to 6 mph S

Forecast for Anthony's Nose via Toll House (Camp Smith Trail) trailhead from the National Weather Service (OKX office), issued Oct 23, 3:39 PM, fetched Oct 23, 3:39 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.

Along the way

Mile	What	Name	Elevation
0.5	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
0.5	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
0.6	Summit: Anthony's Nose	Anthony's Nose	886 ft
1.6	Parking	unnamed	—
3.4	Toilets	unnamed	—
3.4	Parking	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

Peekskill

Metro-North Hudson Line

40 minute walk from the platform.

Official timetable

Source · verified 2026-09-07

Dashed line: 2.3 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 (2026-09-07). Gain 810 ft, loss 1,365 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

Fact	Value	Source	Verified
Distance	6.9 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	2½ h–3¼ h (computed, Naismith's rule)	formula	computed
Difficulty	moderate (index 98, computed)	formula	computed
Blazes	Blue (Camp Smith Trail)	NYS Parks	2026-09-08
Managed by	NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation	NYNJTC	2026-09-07
Trailhead	Anthony's Nose via Toll House (Camp Smith Trail) trailhead 41.30156, -73.95143	NYNJTC	2026-09-07
Parking, fee, lot times	Not yet verified	—	—

Distance6.9 mi

Elevation gain699 ft

Route typeOut and back

Time2½ h–3¼ h (computed, Naismith's rule)

Difficultymoderate (index 98, computed)

BlazesBlue (Camp Smith Trail)

Managed byNYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

TrailheadAnthony's Nose via Toll House (Camp Smith Trail) trailhead 41.30156, -73.95143

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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