OnlyashortdistanceoutsideofthebustlingmetropolisthatistheBigApple,thelowerHudsonValleyoffersviewsofrollinggreenhills,jaggedcliffs,andbubblingbodiesofwater,whilehikerscanalsoobservetheManhattanskylineoffinthedistance.WithhikesofalltypesanddifficultiesfromlowerWestchesterCountytotheShawangunks,50HikesintheLowerHudsonValleyhassomethingforhikersofeveryexperiencelevel.Eachhikeprovidesadifficultyrating,approximatewalkingtime,distance,verticalrise,maps,andtrailheadGPScoordinatesoutlinedatthebeginningofthechapter,andprovidestipsandsuggestionsforgettingtothetrail,resting,andobservingviewsthroughoutthehike.WhetherthereaderisheadingtothenaturecenterandwildflowersanctuaryatTeatownLakeReservation,trekkingthroughdensewoodsandobservinginterestingbouldersontheBreakneckMountainLoop,ortakinginthespectacularviewsofmightyStormKing,50HikesintheLowerHudsonValleyistheidealguide.
