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USA/Mid-Atlantic : Goshen NY
The Stagecoach Inn web site features a wide variety of options in the region, including museums, outdoor recreation, craft beverages, farm stands and seasonal activities. Discount shoppers will enjoy the enormous Woodbury Commons premium outlets are under 30 minutes away by car. The historic town of Warwick is under 30 minutes by car, as is the world-class Storm King Art Center. It features the sculptures of many famous artists set in a manicured valley with fields, forests, and bridal paths nestled between Schunemunk Mountain and the mountains of the Black Rock Forest. The visit includes miles of trails, some of them among the sculptures laid out across the valley. Bike rentals are available.
Day-hikers will find a variety of trails within a short drive of Goshen. The remarkable 1,610-feet Schunemunk Mountain is just a half-hour drive away.
Click here for other trail options on the mountain. The shortest hike to experience its marvels is about a seven-mile loop, some of it steep, but offers remarkable 365-degree views that can include the Catskill Mountains and even the distant towers of Manhattan on a very clear day. The nearly bald summit is a long ridge made of a unique conglomerate rock that looks like concrete mixed with large pebbles and dramatic rock formations called the "megaliths." Just a little further away is a park with a much larger selection of trails, many less rugged than Schunemunk Mountain, known as the Black Rock Forest. Depending on the route you select, you'll find beautiful views of the Hudson River winding through one of its most dramatic sections, known as the Hudson River Gorge here because of the steep hills lining its shores on both sides.
Mountain bikers and hikers can also take advantage of the even closer HIghland Lakes State Park.
