Bald Hill

"Nice loop from Mt Beacon park hitting the 6 peaks for the month of September. The recent rain storm did some damage on the trails, the beginning of the Casino trail had a serious gouge cut into it. " — Nimblefoot • Sep 3, 2021

"Awesome Hike. 9.9 miles loop or North and South Beacon all the way out to Bald Hill and Lamps Hill. Great views. Gets windy on the ridge! Watch the ice if you go early in the day. " — jonl • Nov 19, 2020

"Another exceptionally warm & sunny Fall day that had me back in shorts and a T. Wanted to take a break from yard work so headed up to the Hudson Highlands to tag Scofield Ridge North for my Hudson Valley grid along with Bald Hill and Scofield Ridge to close out my 12th round of the Hudson Highlands Peak Challenge. Made it a nice loop of trails, dirt roads and some easy whacking to also include the two Lambs, South Beacon and North Beacon. The trails were nice and dry for the most part and the waterfall along Fishkill Ridge trail was running spectacularly. Since the COVID Congestion of most trailheads has begun to ease up considerably I was able to get a spot in the tiny lot at the end of Pocket road even with my casually late arrival of mid-morning." — Nimblefoot • Nov 5, 2020

"Trying to stay local by doing a nice loop in the Hudson Highlands. Got the last spot in the small lot at the end of Pocket Road. Encountered a number of other hikers most of whom were abiding by the social distancing rule as best as possible." — Nimblefoot • Apr 1, 2020

"Quite the sweat fest of a hike with the high humidity and temperature. Fortunately the clouds covered the sun at times and there was breeze on the summits. A loop of the seven peaks from the Mount Beacon Park with no lollygagging. Not a lot of other hikers out and saw no one on the summits even though the parking lot was 3/4 full at 8:30am. Most folks were probably smarter than I and did a shorter hike in the morning only as the lot was almost empty at 1pm. On my way over to Bald Hill I witnessed two Pileated Woodpeckers being very chatty without doing any pecking on the trees they landed on, I assume it was some sort of territorial dispute, quite unique." — Nimblefoot • Jul 21, 2019

"Did a nice loop of Bald Hill, Lambs Hill and West Lambs Hill from Mt Beacon Park. Overcast and breezy with the temp. around 50* so warm enough for shorts. First hike wearing trail runners, dodging the muddy patches, after months of wearing boots of one sort. Sighted Dutchman’s Breeches blooming along the Fishkill Ridge trail and a coyote cruising through the woods near the summit of Bald Hill." — Nimblefoot • Apr 27, 2019

"It was a perfect day in which to explore the Beacon Mountain area. The weather was just about as perfect as one could ask for; 50's and not a cloud in the sky. The views were incredible and the sunset put forth otherworldly colors." — Right-On • Oct 30, 2018

"A Rip Van Winkle hikers outing in the Hudson Highlands as a change of pace from the Catskills. Bald Hill was our third and final peak of the day. We spent time finding and looking at three bench marks on the summit, then found a fourth down the trail a ways. We were spoiled with home-made rice balls and cookies at lunch then home-made hard cider at the end." — Nimblefoot • Nov 28, 2017

"Got the wife out on a local hike and potential brewery and/or distillery visit. Did a loop of Lambs Hill West, Lambs Hill and Bald Hill from Mount Beacon park. For the first time, I think, I found the four benchmarks on Bald Hill. The chair and table on the "other" Bald Hill are beginning to fall apart. Our wonderful day was concluded with a rehydration stop at 2 Way brewery in Beacon where they had 7 beers and even a hard cider on tap." — Nimblefoot • May 21, 2017

"Getting the wife out on another short hike before doing some hard cider/wine and cognac tasting. Visiting Bald for the month of June and managed to also get Lambs Hill before the rain showers started." — Nimblefoot • Jun 11, 2016