New Yorkers wishing to go for the hills may have one fewer possibility this spring — the Breakneck Ridge station on the Metro North’s Hudson Line will shut for 2 years beginning April 21 to permit for main renovations.
The station, nestled between the cities of Chilly Spring and Beacon, primarily serves hikers on their solution to and from Hudson Highlands State Park. Presently solely 5 trains every week serve the Breakneck Ridge station, and solely on the weekends.
Through the closure, crews shall be constructing a brand new connecting bridge from the Breakneck station to the Breakneck Path trailhead, permitting hikers to cross over New York State route 9D reasonably than stroll alongside the shoulder of the freeway.
“When this project is completed, Metro-North riders will once again have direct access to one of New York’s most popular hiking destinations and safer passage to Hudson Highlands State Park,” Metro-North president Justin Vonashek mentioned in a press release.
The trailheads for the Breakneck Ridge Path and the close by Wilkinson Path may even be closed at some stage in the undertaking.
The undertaking’s web site additionally recommends different related close by hikes.
The 2-year closure is step one within the creation of a deliberate Hudson Highland Fjord Path linking Beacon and Chilly Spring.
Initially Printed: April 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM EDT
