By RickRock in October, 2010
MT BIKE ON THIS TRAIL ALL THE TIME-GREAT LITTLE RUN.GREAT VIEWS OF THE HUDSON RIVER AND IT'S VERY CLOSE TO BEAR MT AND DOODLETOWN
By lipwak in November, 2009
I walked some of it today, 11/8/09. The entrance by Jones Point is very overgrown. Beware of ticks! Once you get past that, the surface is alternately good enough to mountain bike on to challenging. It gets wider soon enough but I didn't make it to the end so I don't know what the northern half is like. Good views through the trees of the Hudson and Westchester hills.
I don't think Old Ayers Rd (how you get to the southern end) is marked from 202/9W but there are some signs at the turnoff. I know there is a Dead End sign. I missed the turn, going north, the first time. The northern end might be easier to see as the gate is visible from the 202/9W.
Iona Island, north of the trail, is tempting but since it is a wildlife sanctuary, you shouldn't go past the railroad tracks, and it's probably not a good idea to ride along the tracks either. Still, it is a nice* marsh with good views of the mountains behind you. (*Nice in the sense that it is big marsh but it will smell and you'll see pollution all around, though not much litter, thankfully.)
By Jim in March, 2005
This trail is two miles from gate to gate. At the roughly half-way point is a white box on a telephone pole on the west side of the road. It's always a cool hike or bike on a hot summer day.