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Fishkill Ridge Trail

Hudson HighlandsVerified September 7, 2026

50

Minute walk from Beacon

Official timetable
Beacon Reservoir below Fishkill Ridge, from Mount Beacon
Beacon Reservoir below Fishkill Ridge, from Mount Beacon, nearby. Photo: W7KyzmJt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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From the train

Beacon

50 min walk · NYNJTC

The route

Topographic map of 1 hikes and 1 stations1234Lambs HillBald HillTrailhead© OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Fishkill Ridge Trailwhite round blazesmile markers

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (7747269), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA. Dashed line: the walk from Beacon station to the trailhead, 2.2 mi by the shortest OpenStreetMap route (computed).

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Weather at the trailhead

DayHighLowForecastRainWind
Fri, Oct 2356°F 13°C32°F 0°CSunny, night: mostly clear0%8 mph N
Sat, Oct 2458°F 14°C32°F 0°CMostly Sunny, night: clear0%2 mph NW
Sun, Oct 2565°F 18°C35°F 2°CSunny, night: clear0%2 mph W
Mon, Oct 2666°F 19°C42°F 6°CSunny, night: clear0%2 mph W
Tue, Oct 2757°F 14°C35°F 2°CSunny, night: mostly clear1%6 to 10 mph N
Wed, Oct 2856°F 13°C39°F 4°CMostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy1%2 mph E
Thu, Oct 2962°F 17°C43°F 6°CMostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy3%0 to 6 mph SW

Forecast for Fishkill Ridge Trail trailhead from the National Weather Service (ALY office), issued Oct 23, 10:25 AM, fetched Oct 23, 10:25 AM; 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

MileWhatNameElevation
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1.6Summit: Lambs HillLambs Hill1,490 ft
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3.2Summit: Bald HillBald Hill1,496 ft
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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

Beacon

Metro-North Hudson Line

50 minute walk from the platform.

Official timetable

Source · verified 2026-09-07

Topographic map of 1 hikes and 1 stationsTrailheadBeacon© OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Dashed line: 2.2 mi on foot from the platform by the shortest OpenStreetMap route, computed, not an official figure.

Elevation profile

300 ft950 ft1,600 ft0.0 mi1.2 mi2.3 mi3.5 mi4.6 mi
Elevation sampled every 164 ft from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-07). Gain 1,667 ft, loss 974 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

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Managed byNYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
TrailheadFishkill Ridge Trail trailhead 41.49693, -73.94946
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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