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HVRT Rail Trail, Orphan Farm Meadow, NY

Outdoor Classroom

The Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association is working with MKM and Alexander Isley Inc. to develop an outdoor learning space along the Harlem Valley Rail Trail in Orphan Farm Meadow, off of Old Route 22 in Copake Falls, NY. This project includes outdoor learning clusters along a section of the Harlem Valley Rail Trail.

These learning clusters will be set within a section of the rail trail that features a vibrant meadow, wooded edges, and views to the Taconic Mountain Range.

The Outdoor Classroom aims to combine education, nature appreciation, and interactive engagement, becoming a unique destination for children and adults alike.

Harlem Valley Rail Trail, Philmont to the Village of Chatham, NY

This project is a collaboration between the Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association and New York State Parks. Various sections of this historic rail corridor have been converted to recreational trail trail since the railroad was decommissioned north of Wassaic Station, in Dutchess County, NY.

This summer, a section of the Harlem Valley Rail Trial, in the Village of Chatham, NY, is going out for bid and will be completed this summer. This will be the first paved portion of the rail trail which will ultimately connect the Village of Philmont with the Village of Chatham, NY, going through the Town of Ghent. While the entire corridor is 8.5 miles long, this initial section, .5 miles long, will connect village residents with several shopping malls just south of the village.