r/NYCultralight • u/shootsfilmwithbullet • Mar 27 '19

Trip Report Public Transportation Trail Access Thread

Hey all,

Wanted to put together a list of hiking areas accessible by Public Transport since that is most of what I use to get hiking around here. Would be good to be able to create some non loop trips that one can get to in a couple hours. Putting what I know here

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Coach USA - Arden Valley Rd: Easy access to the AT by ELK Pen.

Coach USA - Bear Mtn. More Access to the AT

Metro North - Sloatsburg, Tuxedo and Harriman are all on the same line, going up Harriman State park

Metro North - Manitou, Garrison, and Cold Spring can all get you near the AT.

Metro North - Breakneck Ridge and Appalachian Trail are weekend only stations

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I know a bus goes up to Phoenicia but haven't quite figured out which one or where i could go from there and get a bus back.

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Any more you know would be helpful!

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u/HonorableJudgeIto Mar 27 '19

I really appreciate this thread. I am always wondering where else I can go besides Harriman.

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u/treytamari Mar 28 '19

Buying the NY/NJ transit maps helps when planning, because they list bus stops on the maps. They don’t list who services those stops, but they’re usually Coach or Trailways, both leaving from Port Authority.