About us
Strap on your best outdoor walking boots and head for the great outdoors with the Gay Mens' Hiking Group. This woodsy gang of dudes takes day trips to nearby mountains, forests and nature trails. Recent trips have included a winter hike in the Hudson Highlands and a vigorous 10 mile hike in Harriman State Park. We also do an overnight camping trip every year on Fire Island, which is easy and a lot of fun.
We try to do at least one hike per month. Our trips are accessible by trains out of NYC. The guys coming from the city meet in Grand Central or Penn Station and travel upstate together. For the drivers I provide details on parking near the trail head and we meet them there.
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Hike Garrison, Anthony's Nose to Manitou
Central information booth at Grand Central Station, 15 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY, USWe'll hike from Garrison station to Manitou station through wooded forest, with views of the Hudson River from Anthony's Nose. You should be in GOOD AEROBIC CONDITION for this hike, it's around 11.5 - 12 MILES. There won't be any crazy rock climbs, but a good opportunity to log some miles without the crowds. There's lots of trains back to the city if you have plans for Saturday evening. Feel free to bring friends who aren't in the group.
TRAIN FROM NYC:
We'll meet at the clock/information booth in the center of Grand Central at 8:30am. Buy your roundtrip ticket to Garrison (both Manitou & Garrison are in fare zone 7). We'll take the 8:56am Metro North train arriving at Garrison 10:12am. Return trains from Manitou are at 3:13, 3:32, 4:29 and 5:17pm.DRIVERS:
This hike STARTS and ENDS at different places. It starts at the Garrison train station at 10:12am Here's the Google pin https://maps.app.goo.gl/ncyHUnUH25LKfFbA9 It ends near the at Anthony's Nose Trailhead https://maps.app.goo.gl/2rKAKunaFw9hDE2V9 We can discuss in the comments in Meetup app how to get you back to your cars at the end of the day.FOOD:
There are NO restaurants or stores at either train stations, so bring plenty of water and a hearty lunch and a snack for the train ride back.GEAR:
Hiking boots or trail runners, warm layers and a rain shell are suggested. Bug spray is good to keep ticks away.MAP:
Here's an AllTrails map of our route: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/custom-routes/custom-route-1015374?u=i&sh=y5kkrh AllTrails is a great app and can help you from getting lost. Highly recommended. I posted a pic of the map in the photos too.Here's my AllTrails profile. If you follow me it's easier to find the maps
https://www.alltrails.com/members/william-wilson-16Any questions contact me,
Bill Wilson15 attendees
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