Kennard Hill Trail

This is a pleasant place to walk, especially if you are looking for a gentle trail. While it’s not wheelchair accessible, it is a good for older and younger walkers.

An older 1.1-mile loop — blazed consistently and clearly in a pleasing teal color — follows an old, mossy road. It is wide and easy, and mostly flat. While it doesn’t have a view, it comes very close to one, at the edge of a wide field where you can catch glimpses of hills through trees.

Additionally, a newer loop — blazed a darker blue — makes a wide swing around the older loop. It’s roughly 1.7 miles. While some of the paths of this loop follow old woods roads, it also has narrower footpaths. Make sure you take a rest at a little bench under a huge wolf tree! (It’s at one of the places where the two trails intersect.)

The land is owned by the town, and the Landmark Heritage Trust takes care of the trail.

Directions: To reach the preserve, turn onto Kennard Road from Route 9, across the stret from the Newburgh Town Office. Go roughly 0.5 miles up the road and you’ll see a small sign for the preserve on your right. The pull-in for cars is fairly small, but there is additional parking off to the side (marked with a sign). (Google maps shows Kennard Road heading off to the left as you come in, but it’ll be obvious to follow it to the right when the road splits.)