Mount Beacon Incline Railway

Overall	★★★★☆
Difficulty	★★★★☆
Kid friendly	★☆☆☆☆
Parking	☆☆☆☆☆
A variety of hiking trails	★★★☆☆

We went here in the deep of winter. Even more, there was a strong cold wind that day, and it felt like if we were to take our hands out of our gloves, they would freeze. I recommend hiking this in spring or fall. There is plenty of free parking, however, there is no bathroom, so find somewhere in town to go before heading out on the trail.
There used to be a dance hall at the summit, and you can see the remains of a cable-car can be seen while climbing. There are some train tracks that can be seen on the road leading up to the trail as well. Now, for the start of the trip. The hike surprisingly starts with a metal staircase with about 150 steps. I thought my daughter might find this frustrating, but she enjoyed climbing them. After these, there is a hill road that stretches on and on. It is also steep, so while the climb is only 1 mile, it feels like it is 3. On the way up there are rocks covered in ice, which was very pretty. There was also water that had flowed between the rocks in the path and frozen, which was very pretty. Once you’ve climbed the nearly heart-breaking mountain, going up the trail the dance hall remains were off to the right, but on the left side the trail (we turned right to get there). Rather than going right to the building once you see it, it’s better to continue over to the outlook first, then head to the building on the way back (our family went right over to the remains, but the path was narrow and on a slant). There is a lot of space to walk around at the outlook, with a little bit of up and down. You can see the town of Beacon and the Hudson Valley from the top. The view is very refreshing after the tough climb. There is also a fire tower that you can continue on to, but we felt it might be a little too much for our seven-year-old that day, so we just stuck to the Casino Trail.
Take it slow on the steep trail when going back down so you don’t slip. The trail is short, so if you have extra time, you can visit this modern art museum in town, there is this popular local bakery, and you can visit the rustic Cold Springs one town over as well.

Address: 788 Wolcott Ave, Beacon, NY 12508
Official Park Trail Map – Printable
Free parking
Casino Trail: 1.0mile

私たちは極寒の冬に行きました。しかもよりによって、風がとても冷たい日で、手袋を外したら、凍るのではと思うほどでした。春か秋に登るのがおすすめです。駐車場は広め、無料です。でもトイレがないので、事前に街の中ですませておくことをおすすめします。このトレイルは、以前あった鉄道の駅を目指して登ります。駐車場から登山口に向かう道中でも、線路が見えるので心躍ります。
さて、いざ入口。まさかまさかの、約150段の階段から始まります。わが子はここで挫折するのではと思いましたが、意外と楽しく登り切りました。そして、そのまま坂道がずっと続きます。坂道が急なので、たった1マイル（1.6km）は3マイルほどに感じます。道中、岩々の間を流れる澄んだ水をみることができ、とてもきれいです。心臓やぶりの坂を登り切ったら、オシャレなホテルの跡地が左手側に見えてきます。見えてすぐにこの建物に近づくより、頂上まで登り切ってから行った方が安全かと思います。（我が家は見えてすぐに行きましたが、傾斜です）頂上からは、歩くスペースもあり、緩やかな頂を少し登るだけです。頂からは、ビーコン市、ハドソンバレーを見渡せます。キツイ坂を登り続けた後の景色は、とてもすがすがしい気持ちにしてくれるはず！
本当は、このまま頑張って、Fire Tower（火の見やぐら）を目指したかったのですが、7歳の子供にはきついように感じたので、カジノトレイルのみ歩きました。帰り道は滑らないように、ゆっくり歩きます。短いトレイルなので、時間があまるようであれば、現代アートを集めた美術館、地元の人が愛するというパン屋、アンティークの街と知られる隣町のコールドスプリングに訪れるのも、いいかなと思います。

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