The Fjord Trail began as a grassroots community project among residents of Cold Spring and Philipstown almost two decades ago. Residents, driven by their concerns about safety and congestion on Route 9D and at Breakneck Ridge, sought to create a safe pedestrian route for the growing number of hikers flocking to the Hudson Highlands.
Over the next nearly twenty years, The Fjord Trail project evolved as conservation leaders, local stakeholders, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation; and others began to see the opportunity for a real solution: a 7.5-mile linear park that safely connected the Village of Cold Spring to the City of Beacon—and connected people meaningfully to the Hudson River’s edge, the natural and cultural history of the region, and each other.
