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We are located at 890 Peekskill Hollow Road in historic Putnam Valley, 1/4 of a mile off the Taconic State Parkway next to Clarence Fahnestock State Park, an 11,000 acre State Park laced with riding trails which we use. The trail riding here is great -- through forests, on dirt roads to lakes and to spectacular mountain views.
We ride past the remains of abandoned 18th century farms, old walls and mysterious stone chambers. Nature is in abundance - deer, wild
turkey, turkey buzzards and red-tailed hawks are regularly seen.
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| Some of the Trails
Moose Hill Trail - 1 hour round
trip - this is our most used trail - we go through the forest to an
old mining road which climbs the side of the ridge. Chamber Trail - A short detour to a stone chamber of mysterious origin which faces the summer solstice. The origin of these structures is unclear; speculation about who build them includes Viking, Celts, Phoenicians, Colonial settlers, Indians, and witches. The more questions asked about these structures, the fewer answers there are. A true Hudson Valley mystery. Lake Trail (2+ hours) - Past the stone chamber, keep taking rights until you get to the power lines. Then continue to a lake which is at a small lakeside community. The trail is good and then becomes a dirt road. Balanced Rock Trail - (2+ hours) - Past the stone chamber take the left fork onto a graded trail that continues for a long way. We have never gotten to the end of this trail, so where it ends is still a mystery -- but it is a good trail. Appalachian Trail (Horse Trail Extension) - Begins down Peekskill Hollow Road and eventually leads to the Appalachian Trail. A good long ride. There are countless other trails for riding in the area and in the park, including trails up the ridge right in back of the barn.
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