Out There: Three Historic Hikes Mount Beacon Monument The Garrison Redoubts The Trail of Treason

Highlands Current Audio Stories · Jul 3, 2026 · 8m

Walking in the Revolution's footsteps One of the first thoughts that occurs to you when reading up on the history of the American Revolution in the Hudson Highlands is that they sure did a lot of walkin'. Many of the routes they took were trails established by the Native Americans and animals of the Hudson Valley. A lot of those paths have since become beloved hiking trails, so there's a good chance that even the simplest of your local hikes will have you walking the same routes soldiers took on their way to light signal fires, watch over the river or perhaps commit a little light treason. So…