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New Paltz Rail Trail and Historic Huguenot Street
New Paltz, New York, USA
New Paltz, New York, USA

New Paltz Rail Trail and Historic Huguenot Street

Length3.5 mi
Elev. Gain95.1 ft
Est. Steps8000
Trail
Places to sit
Kid friendly
Dog friendly
Scenic view
Historic site
Forest
Lake or River
Created by Melissa

New Paltz Rail Trail and Historic Huguenot Street Introduction

New Paltz Rail Trail and Historic Huguenot Street is a 3.5 mile (8,000-step) route located near New Paltz, New York, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 95.1 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Beautiful Rail trail onto Historic Huguenot Street to see some amazing homes and if you in the mood you can hit the wildlife sanctuary

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Attractions Near New Paltz Rail Trail and Historic Huguenot Street

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Huguenot Street Historic District

Park
Historic Huguenot Street is located in New Paltz, New York, approximately 90 miles (140 km) north of New York City. The seven stone houses and several accompanying structures in the 10-acre National Landmark Historic District were likely built in the early 18th century by Huguenot settlers fleeing discrimination and religious persecution in France and what's now southern Belgium.

New Paltz, New York

Place
New Paltz (locally ) is an incorporated U.S. town in Ulster County, New York. The population was 14,407 at the 2020 census. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county and is south of Kingston. New Paltz contains a village, also with the name New Paltz. The town is named for Palz (IPA: [ˈpalts]), the dialect name of the Palatinate, called Pfalz (IPA: [ˈpfalts] ) in standard German.

New Paltz (village), New York

Place
New Paltz is a village in Ulster County located in the U.S. state of New York. It is approximately 80 miles (130 km) north of New York City and 70 miles (110 km) south of Albany. The population was 7,324 at the 2020 census.New Paltz is located within the town of New Paltz. It is also home to the State University of New York at New Paltz, founded in 1828.

Jean Hasbrouck House

Place
The Jean Hasbrouck House is a historic house on Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York. Built in 1721, it is one of the best examples of colonial Dutch architecture in stone in the United States. The house is a National Historic Landmark and is part of the larger Huguenot Street Historic District, also a National Historic Landmark.

Elting Memorial Library

Library
Elting Memorial Library is the public library that serves the residents of the village and town of New Paltz, New York. It is located at 93 Main Street (also NY 32 and 299) in the village's downtown area. In addition to a collection typical of most college town libraries, Elting Memorial Library houses the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection, the non-circulating genealogical and historical research collection, with a focus on the history of the Town and Village of New Paltz.

Major Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. House

Place
The Major Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. House is located on Huguenot Street in the Town of New Paltz, New York, United States. It was built in 1786 by Hasbrouck, grandson of Jean Hasbrouck, one of the original Huguenot settlers of the New Paltz area in the late 17th century, after he had moved out of the family home, two miles (3.2 km) to the south in what is today the Huguenot Street Historic District.

New Paltz station

Place
New Paltz station is a former train station in the village of New Paltz in Ulster County, New York. The building was the first of two railroad stations constructed in the town of New Paltz, and it is the only former Wallkill Valley Railroad station standing at its original location.After a lengthy public debate over whether to place the station to the east or west of the Wallkill River, it was built in 1870 on the east bank, within the village of New Paltz.

New Paltz Downtown Historic District

Place
New Paltz Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at New Paltz in Ulster County, New York. The district includes 147 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and eight contributing structures. It encompasses most of the portion of the village that was developed in the 19th century as it became the commercial center for a growing agricultural town.

New Paltz

Historical

Huguenot Street

Tourist Attraction
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

3.5 mi

Elev. Gain

95.1 ft

Est. Steps

8000
Created by
Melissa
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