Thursday, September 15, 2011

Doggin' ' New York City: where you hiking with your dog in the Big Apple

Chances are your dog to the most famous National Park in Midtown Manhattan to enjoy as much as you are. Dogs may not everywhere in Central Park (Elm include Islands at the Mall, sheep meadow, East green or strawberry fields to the main areas of the banned) but can off leash before 09 where allowed.

Keep an eye for horses and roads that cross the Park from 59th, 110th
Streets and Fifth Avenue, Central Park West. Bring a bowl of water on hot days
only current fountains for dogs equipped 90th Street is at the entrance to the East.
Architect Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed the Park still in
You can lose out on forest a naturalistic setting in New York City
Paths.

An hour north of New York City you can find on everywhere some of the best parks
Hike with your dog. As development slowly creeped in the Hudson Highlands
Efforts have been to get the area, but it was not until the State of new
York tried, sing-sing prison in bear mountain - thus called for to move their
Similar to a bear in resting forces really mobilized conservation.

Railroad Tycoon e.w. Harriman and other country and enormous sums of money donated
Save the Highlands and in 1910 was bear mountain Harriman State Park
dedicated to. Within five years it more was hosting as one million visitors per year.

There are more than 200 km of marked hiking trails through Harriman State Park,
New York's second largest and many more in surrounding bear Mountain State Park.
Nevertheless, the throng of visitors can be so large, the hiker-only car park specified
many fill up quickly. Come early or face the difficult access to hiking trails.

Historians want to track a while on the Appalachian Trail, bear mountain hiking
the first section of more than 2000 miles of Americas of most famous trail was
built here. The dogs walk to the Hessian Lake on the AT is rich in the revolutionary war
Lore.

The Timp hike is a popular introduction to the Hudson Highlands, directly start
on route 9W, runs along the Hudson River across from Jones point, South of
Bear Mountain. The starting point is a little break in the thick of the South
Parking but things pick up as soon as your dog cumbersome, negotiated the Rocky
Steps in the early stages of the journey.

The hike is in the Ramapo-Dunderberg trail (red blazes) and Timp Torne trail
(blue brand). Break from here section of the red trail you out, look at the
Hudson River and mountains roll up and down through Boulder foundations to
the Timp, a Summit with a view to the inside of the Highlands. Climb back down the
Timp and return on the blue trail, to a rewarding 9 mile finish loop.

Hiking in the region of the Park is generally more paw friendly. Dirt trails
Forests with little vegetation and long view axes pass through. The routes Criss-
often cross, and there is walking much carefully. It is not uncommon to have
the four or five small peaks in a two hour trip. Be sure to find a card
before you go out.

Harriman State Park is located at the intersection of the Palisades Parkway and
Route 9W.

Copyright 2006

Doug Gelbert is author of more than 20 books, including the canine Hiker?s Bible. To his free newsletter on hiking with your dog, subscribe and get a copy of the rules for dogs in 100 of the most popular National Park Service countries, in the warmer months, which he leads hikes for hikewithyourdog.com tours canine, dogs and people on hiking adventure, visit http://www.hikewithyourdog.com/. Tours of excursions up to several days exploring, visit parks, historic sites and beaches.

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