| State: | New York |
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| Address: | 1198 NY-17M, Chester, NY 10918, USA |
| Postal code: | 10918 |
| Phone: | (845) 786-2701 |
| Website: | https://parks.ny.gov/parks/goosepondmountain/maps.aspx |
| Monday: | 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
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| Tuesday: | 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday: | 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Thursday: | 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Friday: | 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Saturday: | 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Sunday: | 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Had first hike here over the weekend, by 51 and rt17m. Beautiful views. Not sure if the all downed trees on the main (mostly paved) trail were always there or fell this winter, but they are easily passed. About a mile in on the main trail came to a point with a lot of downed trees and some scary "widow maker" limbs were dangling from trees over the path (attached photo).
Decided not to take any chances as it was breezy that day, so took one of the side trails at that point. It was the best decision! My dog and I had a great time waking the trail and experiencing a hike for the first time. The trail passed the brook a couple of times, which was nice. There were some trail bike riders and other couples/families along the way but not overcrowded. Everyone was really nice.
Can't wait to go back this spring and summer. I think it will be better option for walking the dog due to shade and not a lot of pavement/blacktop.
Needs serious brush cutting for the wetlands trail (off 17m). Tiny sign can miss it easy. It's not taken care of at ALL. There's tons of overgrowth over the trail & less then a mile the trail gets swallowed by plants you can't even make out the path. Total misnomer for "boardwalk" that's boasted as the main photo on their site. It's no where near the trail head but somewhere at the very very end of the trail past where the plants taken over the trail. Came back to the car w 4 burs on our socks between us 2. Went to Lazy Rd trailhead instead, the lot is a little bigger (over by corner Rt 51 & 17m) there's a "sign" across from the lot about the gate. It's a crushed gravel/compacted/loose rocks trail. Plenty wide but it's commonly used/pass people. We only made it about 2/3 of the way to the other side until we had to turn around cause of time. Also no real directions to the trailheads unless you download the trail map, site doesn't really help you much.
A bit too populated these days, but a sweet walk on mostly paved & then smooth dirt surfaces. Please gather some sticks & leave them on the bridge over Seely Brook for my pup...
Very nice hike. Some reasonable climbs with well maintained trails. I saw two deer, two red tailed hawks, and a pack of wild turkeys.
Took a walk along the path to see the current plants, animals and area in general. Took a few photos of interesting views.