Hyde Park Trail Committee

Mission

The Hyde Park Trails Committee is an active public-private partnership that:

Develops, promotes and maintains walking trails which are open to the public
Sponsors annual trail events to promote healthy lifestyles
Provides interpretive information about relevant history and natural history
Reaches out to the community to support the trails through volunteering for trail monitoring, work days, events, Scout projects, and other activities

Town of Hyde Park (HPT Committee lead): Hackett Hill Park - 35 acres; Pinewoods Park - 28 acres; Riverfront Park - 2.5 acres; (65 acres combined)
National Park Service (on HPT Committee): Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site - 850 acres; Vanderbilt Mansion NHS - 212 acres; Eleanor Roosevelt NHS - 180 acres; (over 1,200 acres combined); Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program
Mills-Norrie State Park (New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation) (on HPT Committee): Mills-Norrie Park - over 1,000 acres
Winnakee Land Trust (on HPT Committee): Winnakee Nature Preserve - 102 acres; and easement holder Anderson School - 100 acres; River Ridge - 100 acres
Scenic Hudson Land Trust (on HPT Committee): Dominican Camp - 66 acres; South Dr. - 48 acres; and easement holder

Mid-Hudson Chapter Adirondack Mountain Club (on HPT Committee): Trail promotion and stewardship
New York - New Jersey Trail Conference (on HPT Committee): Trail promotion and stewardship
Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health (on HPT Committee): Trails and health promotion
Dutchess County Department of Planning and Community Development: Trail planning and promotion
Interested volunteers (on HPT Committee): Trail planning, promotion, stewardship, events