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For Monday, 10 August 2026

Anything we should plan around?

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Somewhere to sit at least every quarter mile — selected
What we mean: A bench or a resting place with a level surface beside the path, at intervals of no more than 1,320 ft (400 m), with space beside it for a wheelchair or a pushchair so that resting does not mean blocking the path.
Shade for most of the route — selected
What we mean: Tree canopy or built shade over more than half the length. This matters more than it sounds: the National Weather Service recorded a wet-bulb globe temperature of 28.3 °C in this corridor on 7 August 2026, which is the level at which organised outdoor activity is normally curtailed.
Quiet — away from traffic noise — selected
What we mean: Not within earshot of Route 9D or the Metro-North line for most of the route. The Hudson Line runs the length of this corridor and freight trains use it at night, so "quiet" here means quieter, not silent.
I am travelling with a service animal — selected
What we mean: Service animals are welcome everywhere the public may go, so this never removes a route. Selecting it adds the relief areas, the water points and the surface temperature note to each answer, which is what a handler actually needs to plan around. This one never removes a route, so ticking it marks the answer on every card rather than filtering.

What ticking does. Every route that does not meet it is marked “Does not meet what you ticked”, with the recorded reason, in both lists. Nothing is hidden and nothing is deleted — the reason a route is not for you is often the most useful thing on the page.

Two things we will not do with a stylesheet

Step-free and Stroller / wagon change the pace we time the walk at, and with it every time on this page, which routes then fit the time you have, the closures we ask about, and whether the train home has to be an accessible one. Ticking a box cannot redo that arithmetic, and a route marked for you while still carrying a walking time would be a number that looks right and is not. So each is a link to a page where the whole answer was worked out again on the server:

Every one of those is a real address: bookmark it, text it, print it, open it with no signal. Once you are on it, the tick boxes above still work, so “step-free and somewhere to sit” is one link and one tick.

What none of this can do without a script. Two things, and neither is hidden from you: the count in “7 of 9 routes offered” below does not change as you tick, and the lists are not re-sorted. Read the marking on each route rather than the count. Your own numeric limits — slope, tread width, bench spacing — also need a script, so this answer uses the published defaults and says on every card which they were.

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7 routes match what you told us.

None of the Fjord Trail is open yet — it opens in phases between 2027 and 2031 — so these are the visits you will be able to make, with the opening date on each. Change the date below to a year after a section opens and the answer changes on its own.

7 of 9 routes offered. 2 not offered, with reasons.

Change the date, the pace, or your own limits

These controls need JavaScript. The answer above was worked out when this page was built, for Monday, 10 August 2026, at an adult walking pace and the standard limits (8.33% running slope, 36 in width). Everything on this page is still a real answer — the routes, the numbers, the closures for that date and the whole needs table are in the HTML. Access needs are the one thing you can change without a script: tick them in “Anything we should plan around?” near the top of this page, or use the ready-made pages at the foot of it.

Routes we can offer

Cold Spring to Little Stony Point and back

The whole River Reach, out and back: 4.2 miles of level shoreline between Dockside Park and Little Stony Point, with the river beside you the entire way and a train home every hour.

Does not meet what you ticked

Quiet — away from traffic noise — Close to Route 9D or the rail line for much of its length.

Distance: 4.2 mi
Time: 2 h 35 min
Ascent: 150 ft
Steepest: 1.4%
Grade: Gentle
Opens: 2027

Estimated at 2.17 mph, plus 4.6 min per 100 ft of ascent, plus 12 min of breaks per hour. Distance includes 4% for the difference between the drawn line and the walked path. How we calculate this. Grade: Under 5 miles, under 700 ft of ascent, nothing steeper than 8.33%.

This is not open yet

Fjord Trail South — River Reach is still to be built. Published opening: 2027. Change the date on this page to a year when it is open and the answer changes — nothing about this record has to be edited for that to happen.

Access, question by question

Yes Step-free the whole way — you asked for this No steps on this route, and the steepest section plans at 1.4%, within your 8.33% limit. Design intent from HHFT's published documents; the trail is not built and nothing here has been surveyed.
Not yet known Somewhere to sit at least every quarter mile — you asked for this No bench positions have been recorded for this route. The trail is not built and no furniture schedule has been published, so we will not guess at a spacing.
Yes An accessible restroom on the route — you asked for this An accessible restroom is planned on or beside this route. Planned, not built — see the opening date.
Yes Shade for most of the route — you asked for this Shade over this route: partial.
No Quiet — away from traffic noise — you asked for this Close to Route 9D or the rail line for much of its length.
Yes I am travelling with a service animal — you asked for this Service animals are welcome throughout. Water and relief areas are named in the route description; on a boardwalk in full sun the deck surface gets hot, which is the thing handlers actually ask about.
Yes I will have a stroller or a wagon — you asked for this Firm surface, no steps, and wide enough to pass. Design intent: 10–14 ft typical width, 36 in minimum.

The numbers behind this, section by section

Running slope is the figure this plan used. The elevation-model maximum is shown beside it whenever the two differ, because hiding an inconvenient number is how a planner stops being trustworthy.
Section	Length	Planning slope	Model maximum	Surface	Basis
Fjord Trail South — River Reach	2.11 mi	1.4%	12.2%	not recorded	dem typical

The elevation model reports 12.2% at the steepest point of this section. That is the natural ground surface — this section is largely elevated boardwalk and bridge, and USGS 3DEP measures the ground beneath a structure, not the deck on top of it. Planning figure used here is the length-weighted typical grade. Neither number has been measured on the built trail, because the trail is not built.

Tread width and cross slope are not published for any section of this trail, because no section has been surveyed. Those are two of the five numbers the US Access Board requires on a physical trailhead sign, and the day HHFT's survey lands they appear here and on the sign from the same record.

Getting back

Leave the trail by 12:47 pm for the 1:14 pm to Grand Central.

Train 862 from Cold Spring, about 7 minutes' walk (0.3 miles) from the end of the route, with 20 minutes' slack. The feed flags this trip as wheelchair accessible.

The one after: 2:14 pm — leave by 1:47 pm
Last train of the day: 12:25 am — leave by 11:58 pm
Accessible trips at this station: 45 of 57 on a weekday

Walking time to the platform is an estimate of a walk nobody has timed. Public holidays run a weekend timetable and are not modelled here, because the sampled feed covers 1 August to 22 November 2026 and no holiday fell inside the two days we captured.

Saved Metro-North published timetable (GTFS) , saved Aug 7, 7:17 PM EDT

Scheduled times from the published timetable, not a live departure board. Two service days were sampled from the feed — a Saturday and a Wednesday — so weekday and weekend patterns are real but public-holiday and engineering-work variations are not. Check before you travel.

Approximate Route drawn over an alignment traced from published planning figures (FGEIS, January 2026). The alignment is indicative and it will move before it is built. Accurate to about ±20 m. Not surveyed. Traced FGEIS alignment (January 2026, ±15–25 m). Step-free, surface and width claims are HHFT's published design intent for the Shoreline Trail — no field survey exists because the trail is not built.

Nobody has walked this route — the trail is not built, so this record says basis: design documents and never “field checked”. Tell us if something here is wrong.

Long Dock Park and the Marsh Reach

Three miles out and back from Beacon station along the marsh at the northern end of the trail. The quietest stretch in the corridor and the best of the birding, on a level surface the whole way.

Does not meet what you ticked

Shade for most of the route — Shade over this route: minimal.

Distance: 3.0 mi
Time: 1 h 55 min
Ascent: 163 ft
Steepest: 2.2%
Grade: Gentle
Opens: date not published

This is not open yet

Fjord Trail North — Marsh Trail Reach is still to be built. Published opening: date not published. Change the date on this page to a year when it is open and the answer changes — nothing about this record has to be edited for that to happen.

Access, question by question

Yes Step-free the whole way — you asked for this No steps on this route, and the steepest section plans at 2.2%, within your 8.33% limit. Design intent from HHFT's published documents; the trail is not built and nothing here has been surveyed.
Not yet known Somewhere to sit at least every quarter mile — you asked for this No bench positions have been recorded for this route. The trail is not built and no furniture schedule has been published, so we will not guess at a spacing.
Yes An accessible restroom on the route — you asked for this An accessible restroom is planned on or beside this route. Planned, not built — see the opening date.
No Shade for most of the route — you asked for this Shade over this route: minimal.
Yes Quiet — away from traffic noise — you asked for this Away from Route 9D for most of its length. The Hudson Line runs the length of this corridor, so this means quieter, not silent.
Yes I am travelling with a service animal — you asked for this Service animals are welcome throughout. Water and relief areas are named in the route description; on a boardwalk in full sun the deck surface gets hot, which is the thing handlers actually ask about.
Yes I will have a stroller or a wagon — you asked for this Firm surface, no steps, and wide enough to pass. Design intent: 10–14 ft typical width, 36 in minimum.

The numbers behind this, section by section

Running slope is the figure this plan used. The elevation-model maximum is shown beside it whenever the two differ, because hiding an inconvenient number is how a planner stops being trustworthy.
Section	Length	Planning slope	Model maximum	Surface	Basis
Fjord Trail North — Marsh Trail Reach	1.49 mi	2.2%	18.6%	not recorded	dem typical

The elevation model reports 18.6% at the steepest point of this section. That is the natural ground surface — this section is largely elevated boardwalk and bridge, and USGS 3DEP measures the ground beneath a structure, not the deck on top of it. Planning figure used here is the length-weighted typical grade. Neither number has been measured on the built trail, because the trail is not built.

Getting back

Leave the trail by 12:46 pm for the 1:05 pm to Grand Central.

Train 862 from Beacon, about 4 minutes' walk (0.2 miles) from the end of the route, with 15 minutes' slack. The feed flags this trip as wheelchair accessible.

The one after: 2:05 pm — leave by 1:46 pm
Last train of the day: 12:17 am — leave by 11:58 pm
Accessible trips at this station: 48 of 65 on a weekday

Saved Metro-North published timetable (GTFS) , saved Aug 7, 7:17 PM EDT

Approximate Route drawn over an alignment traced from published planning figures (FGEIS, January 2026). The alignment is indicative and it will move before it is built. Accurate to about ±20 m. Not surveyed. Traced FGEIS alignment (January 2026, ±15–25 m). Shade and noise ratings are our reading of the corridor from aerial imagery and the FGEIS figures, not a field assessment.

Nobody has walked this route — the trail is not built, so this record says basis: design documents and never “field checked”. Tell us if something here is wrong.

The Notch overlook, short and steep

Just over a mile out and back from the Notch parking area, climbing 270 feet through the woods to the overlook. Short, shaded, and genuinely steep — a stretch of it is modelled at 19%.

Distance: 1.1 mi
Time: 55 min
Ascent: 271 ft
Steepest: 19.4%
Grade: Demanding
Opens: date not published

This is not open yet

2 of the sections on this route are still to be built. Published opening: date not published. Change the date on this page to a year when it is open and the answer changes — nothing about this record has to be edited for that to happen.

Access, question by question

No Step-free the whole way — you asked for this This route includes steps or unramped changes of level. Where a route is step-free only as far as a point, we say where that point is rather than calling it step-free.
Not yet known Somewhere to sit at least every quarter mile — you asked for this No bench positions have been recorded for this route. The trail is not built and no furniture schedule has been published, so we will not guess at a spacing.
Yes An accessible restroom on the route — you asked for this An accessible restroom is planned on or beside this route. Planned, not built — see the opening date.
Yes Shade for most of the route — you asked for this Shade over this route: full.
Yes Quiet — away from traffic noise — you asked for this Away from Route 9D for most of its length. The Hudson Line runs the length of this corridor, so this means quieter, not silent.
Yes I am travelling with a service animal — you asked for this Service animals are welcome throughout. Water and relief areas are named in the route description; on a boardwalk in full sun the deck surface gets hot, which is the thing handlers actually ask about.
No I will have a stroller or a wagon — you asked for this Steps, a narrow tread or a loose surface make this awkward with wheels.

The numbers behind this, section by section

Running slope is the figure this plan used. The elevation-model maximum is shown beside it whenever the two differ, because hiding an inconvenient number is how a planner stops being trustworthy.
Section	Length	Planning slope	Model maximum	Surface	Basis
Connector — Forest Trail North Reach (3)	0.37 mi	19.4%	19.4%	not recorded	dem maximum
Connector — Forest Trail North Reach (5)	0.18 mi	9.3%	9.3%	not recorded	dem maximum

Modelled from USGS 3DEP elevation along the traced alignment. This is natural ground on an existing state-park trail, so the figure is a credible order-of-magnitude estimate — but it has not been measured on site, and it is a maximum, not an average.

Nobody has walked this route — the trail is not built, so this record says basis: design documents and never “field checked”. Tell us if something here is wrong.

Dockside Park and the first half-mile

A flat half-mile out and back along the water from Dockside Park, seven minutes' walk from Cold Spring station. The shortest way to stand on the Fjord Trail with the river at your feet.

Does not meet what you ticked

Quiet — away from traffic noise — Close to Route 9D or the rail line for much of its length.

Distance: 1.0 mi
Time: 35 min
Ascent: 30 ft
Steepest: 1.4%
Grade: Gentle
Opens: 2027

This is not open yet

Access, question by question

Yes Step-free the whole way — you asked for this No steps on this route, and the steepest section plans at 1.4%, within your 8.33% limit. Design intent from HHFT's published documents; the trail is not built and nothing here has been surveyed.
Not yet known Somewhere to sit at least every quarter mile — you asked for this No bench positions have been recorded for this route. The trail is not built and no furniture schedule has been published, so we will not guess at a spacing.
Yes An accessible restroom on the route — you asked for this An accessible restroom is planned on or beside this route. Planned, not built — see the opening date.
Yes Shade for most of the route — you asked for this Shade over this route: partial.
No Quiet — away from traffic noise — you asked for this Close to Route 9D or the rail line for much of its length.
Yes I am travelling with a service animal — you asked for this Service animals are welcome throughout. Water and relief areas are named in the route description; on a boardwalk in full sun the deck surface gets hot, which is the thing handlers actually ask about.
Yes I will have a stroller or a wagon — you asked for this Firm surface, no steps, and wide enough to pass. Design intent: 10–14 ft typical width, 36 in minimum.

The numbers behind this, section by section

Running slope is the figure this plan used. The elevation-model maximum is shown beside it whenever the two differ, because hiding an inconvenient number is how a planner stops being trustworthy.
Section	Length	Planning slope	Model maximum	Surface	Basis
Fjord Trail South — River Reach	2.11 mi	1.4%	12.2%	not recorded	dem typical

Getting back

Leave the trail by 10:52 am for the 11:14 am to Grand Central.

Train 854 from Cold Spring, about 7 minutes' walk (0.3 miles) from the end of the route, with 15 minutes' slack. The feed flags this trip as wheelchair accessible.

The one after: 12:14 pm — leave by 11:52 am
Last train of the day: 12:25 am — leave by 12:03 am
Accessible trips at this station: 45 of 57 on a weekday

Saved Metro-North published timetable (GTFS) , saved Aug 7, 7:17 PM EDT

Approximate Route drawn over an alignment traced from published planning figures (FGEIS, January 2026). The alignment is indicative and it will move before it is built. Accurate to about ±20 m. Not surveyed. Nobody has walked this. The trail is not built. Route drawn over the traced FGEIS alignment (January 2026, ±15–25 m); step-free and surface claims are HHFT's published design intent, not a survey. `waypoints` names the place each segment ends at, in route order — the planner uses it to say where you turn around.

Nobody has walked this route — the trail is not built, so this record says basis: design documents and never “field checked”. Tell us if something here is wrong.

The Dutchess Manor overlook

Six-tenths of a mile out and back from the visitor centre to the overlook above the river. Level boardwalk, benches planned, and the accessible restroom is at the start rather than somewhere along the way.

Distance: 0.6 mi
Time: 20 min
Ascent: 32 ft
Steepest: 2.2%
Grade: Gentle
Opens: date not published

This is not open yet

Fjord Trail North — Forest Trail North Reach (1) is still to be built. Published opening: date not published. Change the date on this page to a year when it is open and the answer changes — nothing about this record has to be edited for that to happen.

Access, question by question

Yes Step-free the whole way — you asked for this No steps on this route, and the steepest section plans at 2.2%, within your 8.33% limit. Design intent from HHFT's published documents; the trail is not built and nothing here has been surveyed.
Not yet known Somewhere to sit at least every quarter mile — you asked for this No bench positions have been recorded for this route. The trail is not built and no furniture schedule has been published, so we will not guess at a spacing.
Yes An accessible restroom on the route — you asked for this An accessible restroom is planned on or beside this route. Planned, not built — see the opening date.
Yes Shade for most of the route — you asked for this Shade over this route: partial.
Yes Quiet — away from traffic noise — you asked for this Away from Route 9D for most of its length. The Hudson Line runs the length of this corridor, so this means quieter, not silent.
Yes I am travelling with a service animal — you asked for this Service animals are welcome throughout. Water and relief areas are named in the route description; on a boardwalk in full sun the deck surface gets hot, which is the thing handlers actually ask about.
Yes I will have a stroller or a wagon — you asked for this Firm surface, no steps, and wide enough to pass. Design intent: 10–14 ft typical width, 36 in minimum.

The numbers behind this, section by section

Running slope is the figure this plan used. The elevation-model maximum is shown beside it whenever the two differ, because hiding an inconvenient number is how a planner stops being trustworthy.
Section	Length	Planning slope	Model maximum	Surface	Basis
Fjord Trail North — Forest Trail North Reach (1)	2.33 mi	2.2%	18.1%	not recorded	dem typical

The elevation model reports 18.1% at the steepest point of this section. That is the natural ground surface — this section is largely elevated boardwalk and bridge, and USGS 3DEP measures the ground beneath a structure, not the deck on top of it. Planning figure used here is the length-weighted typical grade. Neither number has been measured on the built trail, because the trail is not built.

Approximate Route drawn over an alignment traced from published planning figures (FGEIS, January 2026). The alignment is indicative and it will move before it is built. Accurate to about ±20 m. Not surveyed. Traced FGEIS alignment (January 2026, ±15–25 m). Dutchess Manor's coordinates are ±150 m and need confirming with HHFT. The visitor centre is listed as opening summer 2027; the RFP says summer 2027 for the Breakneck Connector and the FGEIS says 2028, and that conflict is an open question in the proposal.

Nobody has walked this route — the trail is not built, so this record says basis: design documents and never “field checked”. Tell us if something here is wrong.

The climb from Breakneck to Dutchess Manor

Two and eight-tenths of a mile out and back, climbing 300 feet from the Breakneck trailhead to the Dutchess Manor visitor centre on the connector reaches. A short walk with one properly steep section.

Distance: 2.8 mi
Time: 1 h 55 min
Ascent: 308 ft
Steepest: 44.2%
Grade: Demanding
Opens: date not published

This is not open yet

3 of the sections on this route are still to be built. Published opening: date not published. Change the date on this page to a year when it is open and the answer changes — nothing about this record has to be edited for that to happen.

Access, question by question

No Step-free the whole way — you asked for this This route includes steps or unramped changes of level. Where a route is step-free only as far as a point, we say where that point is rather than calling it step-free.
Not yet known Somewhere to sit at least every quarter mile — you asked for this No bench positions have been recorded for this route. The trail is not built and no furniture schedule has been published, so we will not guess at a spacing.
Not yet known An accessible restroom on the route — you asked for this No restroom has been recorded on this route. Restrooms appear on the FGEIS figures as proposed locations only, and the legend itself says "specific locations to be determined".
Yes Shade for most of the route — you asked for this Shade over this route: full.
Yes Quiet — away from traffic noise — you asked for this Away from Route 9D for most of its length. The Hudson Line runs the length of this corridor, so this means quieter, not silent.
Yes I am travelling with a service animal — you asked for this Service animals are welcome throughout. Water and relief areas are named in the route description; on a boardwalk in full sun the deck surface gets hot, which is the thing handlers actually ask about.
No I will have a stroller or a wagon — you asked for this Steps, a narrow tread or a loose surface make this awkward with wheels.

The numbers behind this, section by section

Running slope is the figure this plan used. The elevation-model maximum is shown beside it whenever the two differ, because hiding an inconvenient number is how a planner stops being trustworthy.
Section	Length	Planning slope	Model maximum	Surface	Basis
Connector — Forest Trail South Reach (1)	0.66 mi	10.9%	10.9%	not recorded	dem maximum
Connector — Forest Trail South Reach (4)	0.33 mi	44.2%	44.2%	not recorded	dem maximum
Connector — Forest Trail South Reach (2)	0.40 mi	22.3%	22.3%	not recorded	dem maximum

Approximate Route drawn over an alignment traced from published planning figures (FGEIS, January 2026). The alignment is indicative and it will move before it is built. Accurate to about ±20 m. Not surveyed. Connector geometry traced from FGEIS Figure II-1b. Grades modelled from USGS 3DEP over natural ground. Dutchess Manor's coordinates are ±150 m — taken from Wikipedia, because Nominatim has no record of it, and confirming them with HHFT is an open question in the proposal.

Nobody has walked this route — the trail is not built, so this record says basis: design documents and never “field checked”. Tell us if something here is wrong.

Madam Brett Park creek walk

A short, shaded, natural-surface walk beside Fishkill Creek at the Beacon end, on one of the existing corridor routes the Fjord Trail will connect to rather than replace.

Distance: 0.7 mi
Time: 25 min
Ascent: 20 ft
Steepest: 8.3%
Grade: Gentle
Opens: date not published

This is not open yet

Connector — Marsh Trail Reach (7) is still to be built. Published opening: date not published. Change the date on this page to a year when it is open and the answer changes — nothing about this record has to be edited for that to happen.

Access, question by question

No Step-free the whole way — you asked for this This route includes steps or unramped changes of level. Where a route is step-free only as far as a point, we say where that point is rather than calling it step-free.
Not yet known Somewhere to sit at least every quarter mile — you asked for this No bench positions have been recorded for this route. The trail is not built and no furniture schedule has been published, so we will not guess at a spacing.
Not yet known An accessible restroom on the route — you asked for this No restroom has been recorded on this route. Restrooms appear on the FGEIS figures as proposed locations only, and the legend itself says "specific locations to be determined".
Yes Shade for most of the route — you asked for this Shade over this route: full.
Yes Quiet — away from traffic noise — you asked for this Away from Route 9D for most of its length. The Hudson Line runs the length of this corridor, so this means quieter, not silent.
Yes I am travelling with a service animal — you asked for this Service animals are welcome throughout. Water and relief areas are named in the route description; on a boardwalk in full sun the deck surface gets hot, which is the thing handlers actually ask about.
No I will have a stroller or a wagon — you asked for this Steps, a narrow tread or a loose surface make this awkward with wheels.

The numbers behind this, section by section

Running slope is the figure this plan used. The elevation-model maximum is shown beside it whenever the two differ, because hiding an inconvenient number is how a planner stops being trustworthy.
Section	Length	Planning slope	Model maximum	Surface	Basis
Connector — Marsh Trail Reach (7)	0.09 mi	8.3%	8.3%	natural earth	dem maximum

Getting back

Leave the trail by 11:11 am for the 12:05 pm to Grand Central.

Train 858 from Beacon, about 34 minutes' walk (1.4 miles) from the end of the route, with 20 minutes' slack. The feed does NOT flag this trip as wheelchair accessible — the next one that is may be a better plan.

The one after: 1:05 pm — leave by 12:11 pm
Last train of the day: 12:17 am — leave by 11:23 pm
Accessible trips at this station: 48 of 65 on a weekday

Saved Metro-North published timetable (GTFS) , saved Aug 7, 7:17 PM EDT

Approximate Route drawn over an alignment traced from published planning figures (FGEIS, January 2026). The alignment is indicative and it will move before it is built. Accurate to about ±20 m. Not surveyed. Geometry is an existing-corridor connector traced from FGEIS Figure II-1a. Grade figures are modelled from USGS 3DEP over natural ground, which is a defensible estimate on an unbuilt state-park path but is not a survey. The segment record's maximum grade (2.66%) is BELOW its length-weighted typical (4.22%), which cannot be true; the planner takes the greater of the two and the anomaly is flagged on the build report.

Nobody has walked this route — the trail is not built, so this record says basis: design documents and never “field checked”. Tell us if something here is wrong.

What we did not offer, and why

Never a bare “no results”. Every route we hold is here, with the reason it was not offered and the numbers behind it, so you can decide for yourself whether our reasoning applies to you.

End to end: Cold Spring to Beacon

The whole trail in one direction — station to station, 7.6 miles, step-free the entire way — and a train back from Beacon. The trip the Fjord Trail is being built to make possible.

We did not offer this one

This route does not work if you are arriving by car — it is reached by rail, bike, foot.

Does not meet what you ticked

Quiet — away from traffic noise — Close to Route 9D or the rail line for much of its length.

Distance: 7.6 mi
Time: 4 h 40 min
Ascent: 308 ft
Steepest: 2.2%
Grade: Moderate
Opens: 2027

This is not open yet

4 of the sections on this route are still to be built. Published opening: 2027. Change the date on this page to a year when it is open and the answer changes — nothing about this record has to be edited for that to happen.

Access, question by question

Yes Step-free the whole way — you asked for this No steps on this route, and the steepest section plans at 2.2%, within your 8.33% limit. Design intent from HHFT's published documents; the trail is not built and nothing here has been surveyed.
Not yet known Somewhere to sit at least every quarter mile — you asked for this No bench positions have been recorded for this route. The trail is not built and no furniture schedule has been published, so we will not guess at a spacing.
Yes An accessible restroom on the route — you asked for this An accessible restroom is planned on or beside this route. Planned, not built — see the opening date.
Yes Shade for most of the route — you asked for this Shade over this route: partial.
No Quiet — away from traffic noise — you asked for this Close to Route 9D or the rail line for much of its length.
Yes I am travelling with a service animal — you asked for this Service animals are welcome throughout. Water and relief areas are named in the route description; on a boardwalk in full sun the deck surface gets hot, which is the thing handlers actually ask about.
Yes I will have a stroller or a wagon — you asked for this Firm surface, no steps, and wide enough to pass. Design intent: 10–14 ft typical width, 36 in minimum.

The numbers behind this, section by section

Running slope is the figure this plan used. The elevation-model maximum is shown beside it whenever the two differ, because hiding an inconvenient number is how a planner stops being trustworthy.
Section	Length	Planning slope	Model maximum	Surface	Basis
Fjord Trail South — River Reach	2.11 mi	1.4%	12.2%	not recorded	dem typical
Fjord Trail North — Forest Trail North Reach (1)	2.33 mi	2.2%	18.1%	not recorded	dem typical
Fjord Trail North — Forest Trail North Reach (4)	0.89 mi	1.2%	3.5%	not recorded	dem typical
Fjord Trail North — Marsh Trail Reach	1.49 mi	2.2%	18.6%	not recorded	dem typical

Getting back

Leave the trail by 2:41 pm for the 3:10 pm to Grand Central.

Train 870 from Beacon, about 4 minutes' walk (0.2 miles) from the end of the route, with 25 minutes' slack. The feed does NOT flag this trip as wheelchair accessible — the next one that is may be a better plan.

The one after: 4:10 pm — leave by 3:41 pm
Last train of the day: 12:17 am — leave by 11:48 pm
Accessible trips at this station: 48 of 65 on a weekday

Saved Metro-North published timetable (GTFS) , saved Aug 7, 7:17 PM EDT

Approximate Route drawn over an alignment traced from published planning figures (FGEIS, January 2026). The alignment is indicative and it will move before it is built. Accurate to about ±20 m. Not surveyed. Traced FGEIS alignment (January 2026, ±15–25 m), plus two straight-line gap placeholders flagged `is_placeholder: true` in the source geometry. Nobody has walked this route; no part of it is open.

Nobody has walked this route — the trail is not built, so this record says basis: design documents and never “field checked”. Tell us if something here is wrong.

The northern half: Beacon to Breakneck and back

Nine and a half miles out and back from Beacon station down the whole northern half of the trail — marsh, forest and the Dutchess Manor overlook — on a step-free surface throughout.

We did not offer this one

Needs about 5 h 50 min and you said you have half a day.

Does not meet what you ticked

Quiet — away from traffic noise — Close to Route 9D or the rail line for much of its length.

Distance: 9.4 mi
Time: 5 h 50 min
Ascent: 467 ft
Steepest: 2.2%
Grade: Moderate
Opens: date not published

This is not open yet

Access, question by question

Yes Step-free the whole way — you asked for this No steps on this route, and the steepest section plans at 2.2%, within your 8.33% limit. Design intent from HHFT's published documents; the trail is not built and nothing here has been surveyed.
Not yet known Somewhere to sit at least every quarter mile — you asked for this No bench positions have been recorded for this route. The trail is not built and no furniture schedule has been published, so we will not guess at a spacing.
Yes An accessible restroom on the route — you asked for this An accessible restroom is planned on or beside this route. Planned, not built — see the opening date.
Yes Shade for most of the route — you asked for this Shade over this route: partial.
No Quiet — away from traffic noise — you asked for this Close to Route 9D or the rail line for much of its length.
Yes I am travelling with a service animal — you asked for this Service animals are welcome throughout. Water and relief areas are named in the route description; on a boardwalk in full sun the deck surface gets hot, which is the thing handlers actually ask about.
Yes I will have a stroller or a wagon — you asked for this Firm surface, no steps, and wide enough to pass. Design intent: 10–14 ft typical width, 36 in minimum.

The numbers behind this, section by section

Running slope is the figure this plan used. The elevation-model maximum is shown beside it whenever the two differ, because hiding an inconvenient number is how a planner stops being trustworthy.
Section	Length	Planning slope	Model maximum	Surface	Basis
Fjord Trail North — Marsh Trail Reach	1.49 mi	2.2%	18.6%	not recorded	dem typical
Fjord Trail North — Forest Trail North Reach (4)	0.89 mi	1.2%	3.5%	not recorded	dem typical
Fjord Trail North — Forest Trail North Reach (1)	2.33 mi	2.2%	18.1%	not recorded	dem typical

Getting back

Leave the trail by 4:20 pm for the 4:49 pm to Grand Central.

Train 876 from Beacon, about 4 minutes' walk (0.2 miles) from the end of the route, with 25 minutes' slack. The feed flags this trip as wheelchair accessible.

The one after: 5:09 pm — leave by 4:40 pm
Last train of the day: 12:17 am — leave by 11:48 pm
Accessible trips at this station: 48 of 65 on a weekday

Saved Metro-North published timetable (GTFS) , saved Aug 7, 7:17 PM EDT

Approximate Route drawn over an alignment traced from published planning figures (FGEIS, January 2026). The alignment is indicative and it will move before it is built. Accurate to about ±20 m. Not surveyed. Traced FGEIS alignment (January 2026, ±15–25 m). Step-free is HHFT's published design intent for the mainline. The elevation model reports grades up to 18.6% on these reaches; that is the ground beneath what the plan draws as elevated boardwalk, and both numbers are shown on the result.

Nobody has walked this route — the trail is not built, so this record says basis: design documents and never “field checked”. Tell us if something here is wrong.

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