It took me about ten minutes to get there. Our next point of interest is Table Rocks, at which we’ll arrive in another. Turn right here to continue ascending on the White Trail.ĥ. Right at the entrance to the quarry, the trail takes a hard right (almost a U-turn), while an unmarked trail heads into the quarry. Good thing it’s such a cool place otherwise. I always expect to see gazelles hopping around in here, but so far, my search for the elusive Bull Hill gazelle has yielded only disappointment. The low grasses and small trees make this place feel like a savanna. Emerge into the old quarry and take a look around. 4 miles and 150 vertical feet from the parking lot to the quarry.Ĥ. Ascend through a deciduous forest for about ten minutes as you approach an old abandoned quarry. Stay right on the White (Washburn) Trail.ģ. You’ll immediately come to a well-marked junction with the blue-blazed Cornish Trail, which is where our loop begins (and ends). If construction is complete when you visit, enjoy the awesome new parking lot, person of the future!Ģ. The parking lot was under construction during my most recent visit in December 2016 (I parked across the street at Little Stony Point). (If you snag a map from the box, it’s good karma to put it back at the end of the hike.) If you’re the planning type, you could also print out a Hudson Highlands trail map before you come here. Check out the trail map box before you begin.
From the Bull Hill parking lot (see “Directions to the trailhead below”), begin your ascent on the white-blazed Washburn Trail. Cha-ching! Thanks for being awesome! (And here’s a quick primer on Leave No Trace, too, to help us keep the trails nice and fresh for each other.)ġ.
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If you find this free trail guide useful, please provide payment by picking up at least one piece of litter on your hike. (Also, please forgive me for getting some re-use out of my original Bull Hill trail guide below – since I’ve already written up some of this hike, I’ll be plagiarizing myself in this trail guide for much of the first bit, switching over to original content once the routes diverge.) Trail Guide If you’re looking for a challenging hike with beautiful views and several points of interest along the way, Bull Hill is the hike for you. Perhaps there was a better way we could have spent that day, but probably not. I decided to tackle this hike on a not-too-painfully cold day in December, when I had a vacation day to burn and the dog didn’t have anything better to do but hang out with me. The ruins here are truly impressive – they must have been amazing in their heyday (you can see a nice historical photo of the mansion in this entertaining blog post). He purchased the estate in 1917 and lived there until his death in 1938. Cornish was president of the National Lead Company.
Some locals still speak in hushed tones about the evening that an experiment went horribly wrong, unleashing a gigantic rooster that stomped and pecked the estate into its current condition.Īctually, Mr. For decades, the estate served as the world’s largest free-range sanctuary for the little hens that came to bear Cornish’s name. The estate, built sometime around 1907, was once the home of Edward Joel Cornish, who devoted his life to genetically engineering tiny, succulent chickens. You’ll find several interesting buildings here that you can explore, though there are no guarantees that something won’t collapse on you, so please exercise caution and ogle from a safe distance. The sprawling ruins of Northgate, the Cornish Estate, serve as the most unique reward for doing the whole loop. But if you have enough gas in the tank to do the entire loop (which adds another 2.3 miles and 172 vertical feet), you’ll be rewarded pretty handsomely for burning those extra calories. For most people, doing that 3.6-mile up/back version of this hike is probably still your best option. In my first Bull Hill trail guide, I recommended turning around after the best view on this hike (heretofore referred to as “the money spot”).
That question turns out to have multiple answers: The very interesting Cornish Estate ruins, a few more nice views, and several more miles of very pleasant trails. Background you can feel free to skip: I’d always thought that hiking the entire loop around Bull Hill seemed like overkill – the best views occur relatively early in the loop, so why not just turn around and go home after you hit those highlights?
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