Hyde Park Healthy Trails Walkabout

What the Healthy Trails "Walkabout" Is

The Hyde Park Healthy Trails Walkabout is an annual program to encourage walking for health. The Walkabout is open to local residents and visitors alike.

Developed in partnership with the Dutchess County Department of Community and Behavioral Health, the Walkabout encourages enjoying Hyde Park’s trails throughout the year -- not only for health and wellness, but also for the learning and appreciation of the natural and historic landscapes that make Hyde Park such a special place. And besides, it’s just plain fun.

How to Walkabout

Participants who complete all 12 listed trails before Earth Day in April 2021 may earn a free, themed trail patch. The Hyde Park Trail Committee creates a new patch each year, featuring a natural or historical feature that relates to Hyde Park Trails.

Walkabout

Walkabout Map and GuideWalkabout Scorecard Header

A free Walkabout Scorecard and Trail System Map are available at the National Park Service visitor centers, at the Town of Hyde Park Recreation office at Hackett Hill, and at most trailhead kiosks. Or download and print your own copies:

Walkabout Scorecard (PDF)

Hyde Park Trail System Map (PDF)

Walkabout check-in 2017

The Walkabout is typically launched with a guided hike in April, during Earth Day week (which is also National Park Week). From the Walkabout “kickoff” hike in April, you have until April of the following year to earn your patch.