Walkway over the Hudson underbelly from Route 9

The Walkway Over the Hudson is a population destination for many.  The old rail road bridge was converted to a pedestrian park almost  four years ago, and since then visitors came from near and far to walk high above the Hudson River. I can understand the fascination with this because the walkway offers  magnificent views of the river.

It stands at 212 feet high and is 1.28 miles long; and stretches from Poughkeepsie  to Highland in Ulster County.  This pedestrian park is operated by the NYS Park System. Did you know it is the longest elevated pedestrian bridge in the world?

              Walkway over the Hudson underbelly

What can you do atop the Walkway Over the Hudson?

There are so many activities you can engage in.  I personally would bring a picnic basket and my camera.  The Hudson Valley scenery is something I can’t get enough of.

List of activities

Walking

Biking

Bird watching

Picnic

Audio tour

roller skating

photography

Jogging

Watching the train and river traffic

Leaf Peeping in the autumn

Guided tour

Recently I was a passenger in  a car going down Route 9 and I thought it would  be fun to get a shot of the of the Walkway Over the Hudson underbelly, and I did.

So if you have not yet visited the Walkway Over the Hudson you might want to add it to your things to do in the Hudson Valley list.   Keep in mind that although this park is open all year due to the elevation certain weather condition will make the park unsafe and it will be closed.  Visit the Walkway Over the Hudson website for more information such as direction, where to tune in to find out if the park is open when the weather is questionable and more

Originally posted by Jennifer Fivelsdal at Walkway over the Hudson underbelly