Mount Beacon Park – Brook Falls loop from Beacon

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Mount Beacon Park – Brook Falls loop from Beacon

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Mount Beacon Park – Brook Falls loop from Beacon

01:38

10.5km

540m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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20 m

Mount Beacon Park

Highlight • Summit

If you're in New York and want to go hiking, this is the ideal place. Easily accessible by train, scenically beautiful, and interwoven with many trails of varying difficulty.

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2.25 km

The name of the stream is "Dry Brook", and it has a lovely waterfall of about 400 ft. The best way to get to it is to take the trailhead at the end of Pocket Road instead of the actual Mt. Beacon parking lot.

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2.95 km

Viewpoint

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View of the Newburgh Beacon Bridge over the Hudson River

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4.13 km

Dozer Junction

Highlight • Structure

This junction, where the Blue Trail (an unnamed trail) intersects with the Fishkill Ridge Trail (White), gets its name for the abandoned bulldozer that sits here. It's a great point of reference, as the trail can be tricky to follow as it winds through this shady area of the forest.

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8.83 km

Ruins of the Mount Beacon Incline Railway Powerhouse

Highlight • Historical Site

Only the outer walls of the cable car building have been preserved, the roof is completely missing. On the other hand, it is easy to get to the remains of the machines, which are quite well preserved. Two large electric motors where you can still see the wire windings, huge gears with a few teeth missing. I find it remarkable that the foundations are concreted, but the bases for the machinery were built from bricks on top of them. These bricks are likely to have had a rather poor quality, because they are almost completely weathered, which means that the complex has settled a lot.

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10.5 km

End point

Parking

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