Established in 1996

Welcome to the Harlem Valley Rail Trail, two sections totaling 26+ paved miles through stunning rural Dutchess and Columbia County landscapes. Since the mid-1980s, the Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association has worked toward a 46-mile trail in the Harlem Valley and Taconic Hills of eastern New York. The first segment of the trail opened in 1996.

Since then, the trail has grown steadily, with segments being added in 1997, 2000, 2005, 2014 and 2020. The most recent segment extends the trail from downtown Millerton north to Copake Falls.

Most of the remaining abandoned railbed sections are in different development or planning stages, with the goal of reaching the trail’s ultimate destination in the Village of Chatham.