Poets Walk

Poets Walk
Rhinebeck, NY
http://www.rhinebeckataglance.com/rhinebeck_ny/131/Poets'_Walk.html, http://www.hvnet.com/features/poetwalk.htm

All photography taken by Eilis Petrosino

Poets walk is an easy find, easy hike, and easy on the eyes. This hike is right off of the Kingston/Rhinecliff bridge and the above websites give great directions from any direction. There is also a great history run through on the website giving you understanding on why this hike is called "Poets Walk". Basically this hike is  a out and back, with a loop involved, easy to moderate in degree of difficulty. It takes about 45 minutes to walk the full loop if you take time to really see all there is to see. As you walk out you will get to a beautiful pavilion that was built on the grounds where you can sit down and have a picnic.

From there you will start to see the beautiful back drop of the Hudson river and Kingston/Rhinecliff bridge. From there walk to your right and begin down a path that will allow you to go toward the summer cottage or flagpole lot. I would suggest going toward flagpole lot first and then looping around from the summer cottage. The views are to die for, the hike really easy to navigate. This is a lazy Sunday morning stroll:) ENJOY! On your way home be sure to stop at the corner and get some great fresh produce, honey, syrups, flowers, plants, or anything else they may have that morning at Migliorelli Farm stand. The last time I went I grabbed some really great hanging baskets, along with some really great in season fruits to nosh on before I headed home.