Mount Beacon is a 3.5 mile out and back trail located near Beacon, New York and is rated as moderate. It is a challenging uphill climb that pays off in spades. Fantastic panoramic views of the Hudson, Newburgh, and Beacon. The trail is primarily used for hiking and is accessible year-round.
Alison Hainzl (1674)
4 months ago
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17 Completed 4 Reviews
Hiked this trail yesterday. It's a steep trek up but the pay off is superb. The trail between the railway powerhouse and the fire tower is much easier. Climb the fire tower for even better views.
Doyle Vycital (49)
4 months ago
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7 Completed 2 Reviews
Have done this a few times it is a favorite!
Jeffrey Packard (11)
5 months ago
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1 Completed 1 Reviews
Great hike (although a little tough for those not in the best of shape). Great payoff of a view at the Incline RR ruins. Some interesting structures up there. An abandoned Cablevision building and tower plus two more fairly stable, large, wooden structures (almost like large cabins) to the left of the active towers. Anyone know what those are? We went up to check out but it was dusk and there was some odd clicking sounds coming from one of them. Almost like a person. Probably just high EMF from the towers making us paranoid.
Payton Jansen (19)
5 months ago
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9 Completed 1 Reviews
Great hike with a huge payoff at the fire tower.
Dana Demaro (14)
7 months ago
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2 Completed 1 Reviews
Such pretty views! Went on a really nice day & a weekday so not alot of people. My first hike & I loved it!
Melanie Hennessey (195)
8 months ago
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5 Completed 1 Reviews
Fun hike. The day we went up there was a ceremony for the tower restoration, so we had about 10 jeeps to deal with. After that, it was a very enjoyable hike.
Steven Pavlovic (393)
8 months ago
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3 Completed 2 Reviews
Nice trail at a fairly good incline. The views from the top were breathtaking along with the possibility to advance to the fire tower and beacon reservoir. You could even hike yourself to Cold Spring if you were energetic enough to do so.
Craig Limbert (106)
8 months ago
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5 Completed 5 Reviews
The hike has a pretty good uphill to start but the payoff view of Beacon and Newburgh is worth the effort. The trail can get rather busy on the weekends.
Laura Crespo (263)
9 months ago
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3 Completed 2 Reviews
Went up there to see perseids meteor shower .. Unfortunately it was a cloudy night. So no meteors.. The climb up was insane! Especially that I've never been there and was not prepared in the shoe department.. I was wearing my vibrams five fingers, which turned out to make my climb up that much slower with all the rocks.. Amazing views from the old casino,the lift, the fire tower, and the reservoir .. Honestly made that steep, continuous, uphill, rocky climb totally worth it .. Will be going back for sure
Dan Piper (373)
3 months ago
8 Completed 8 Reviews
Very nice hike for both adults and kids. I do this hike often both with my dog and my 10 year old.Works well for family bonding time. For more experienced hikers, try going in at Breakneck and following the ridge to Mt. Beacon. If you attempt this route, prepair for an overnighter.