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Harlem Valley Rail Trail

Rail-trail in New York · OpenStreetMap relation

Length
26.2 mi 42.2 km1
Surface
Paved1
Last checked
Oct 12, 2026

The Harlem Valley Rail Trail is a paved rail trail on an abandoned portion of the New York and Harlem Railroad, north of the hamlet of Wassaic and accessible by train, one mile north of the start at the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line terminus in Wassaic. It is owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). It is maintained through an agreement between OPRHP, Dutchess County and the Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association, a private not-for-profit organization.

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IMG_20110611_114933 · Photo: Russ Nelson · CC BY-SA · Flickr

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Photos

  • Amenia train station site.JPG Amenia train station site.JPG
    Photo: English836 (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Coleman Station - May 2025.jpg Coleman Station - May 2025.jpg
    Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Copake, NY, USA - panoramio (1).jpg Copake, NY, USA - panoramio (1).jpg
    Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Harlem Valley Rail Trail.jpg Harlem Valley Rail Trail.jpg
    Photo: Tyler A. McNeil · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Harlem Valley Rail Trail @ Sharon Station.jpg Harlem Valley Rail Trail @ Sharon Station.jpg
    Photo: English836; Re-uploaded by DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

  1. OpenStreetMap relation 4176260, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026
  2. “Harlem Valley Rail Trail”, Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  3. Wikidata Q5658607, Wikidata · Knowledge base · CC0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  4. Official trail website · Official site · checked Oct 12, 2026

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