Beacon → Cold Spring
Between River and Highlands
7.5 miles connecting Beacon and Cold Spring through one of New York's extraordinary river landscapes.
Today on the Fjord Trail
Full status →
Breakneck Connector closed for shoreline work. Crews are completing shoreline stabilization near the future elevated walkway. Use the Upper Overlook / Breakneck Ridge Trailhead for ridge access instead.
3.0 of 7.6 corridor miles open today - demo figures for this prototype.
Interactive Map
Find Your Way Through the Highlands
Seven trail sections between Beacon and Cold Spring, each shown with real-time status, distance, accessibility and connections - open, under construction, or coming next.
- Open
- Construction
Choose Your Day
What Brings You to the Fjord Trail?
Plan Your Visit
How Do You Want to Experience the Fjord Trail?
Tell us your time, starting point and accessibility needs. We'll build a route with transit, parking and amenities included - and explain why we recommended it.
Four Landscapes
One Fjord Trail, Four Ways to Experience It
The corridor moves through distinct landscape types - each with its own character, ecology and story.
Landscape field note
Marsh
Wetlands that slow stormwater, support wildlife and change with the seasons.
Swipe the illustration, then tap a landscape marker to learn more.
Story of Place
A Trail Built With the Landscape, Not Through It
The Hudson has shaped this gorge for thousands of years. The Fjord Trail is designed to work with that shoreline, not against it.
Explore the Story →The Fjord Trail Is Taking Shape
See What's Open, What's Underway, and What's Next
Events
There's Always Something Happening Along the Hudson
Sat, Aug 15 · 8:00 - 9:30 AM
Shoreline Bird Walk at Long Dock
Long Dock Park, Beacon
An easy-paced morning walk through the Long Dock tidal marsh with a local naturalist, focused on early migrants and resident wetland species.
Registration required · Free
Sun, Aug 16 · 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Family Tide & Shoreline Day
Little Stony Point
Hands-on stations for kids exploring what lives along the Hudson's shoreline, run with Hudson Highlands Nature Museum educators.
No registration needed · Free
Sat, Aug 22 · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Volunteer Trail Work Day
Meet at Cold Spring Waterfront
Help maintain existing trail sections ahead of fall visitation. Tools, gloves and training provided; no experience necessary.
Registration required · Free
Stewardship
Help Care for What Connects Us
Your support helps make the Fjord Trail welcoming, resilient and ready for future generations - from trail stewardship to environmental education.