Walkway Over the Hudson

On a rather cloudy day that I had taken off from work last week, I decided to drive down to the Walkway Over the Hudson. I got down there around 9:30 PM, on a cloudy Wednesday, and the parking lot only had one parking spot left on the Pougkeepsie side. It is accessible from the Poughkeepsie side via taking US Route 9 North from Pougkeepsie then turning onto NY Route 9G south. Alternatively, you can access it from Haviland Road in Highland.

Flags

The newly extended bike trail leads directly to the Walkway from the rather large Poughkeepsie parking lot. If you can’t find space in the lot, there is plenty of space on nearby city streets.

Wind on Backbone Mountain

Big crowds of people entering the Walkway.

Entering  the Walkway

At 28-feet wide and nearly two miles long, it’s pretty big and wide. Despite probably several hundred folks on the bridge, it doesn’t feel at claustrophobic or tight.

A Big Bridge

Looking across Poughkeepsie at the Mid-Hudson Vehicle/Pedestrian bridge.

Across the City to Mid Hudson Bridge

From the center of the bridge looking directly south.

Mid Hudson Bridge

North along the Highland side of the Hudson River.

North Along River

All and all it is a beautiful walk across the bridge. If you plan on taking some pictures, and want to walk from one side of the bridge to another, you should figure about two hours of time. More at walkway.org.