Cornish Estate Trail — Attraction in Town of Philipstown

Along the Bear Mountain-Beacon Highway lies several state parks and mountains, one of which is Bull Hill. The difficulty of this hiking trail is moderate to difficult, depending on which path you take: Short Loop or Full Loop. Regardless of which path you take, you will have to take the Cornish Estate Trail back. You will hike roughly 1.4 miles along the trail from the Short Loop (aka the Undercliff Trail) or roughly 1.7 miles along the trail from the Full Loop (aka the Washburn Trail).

The Cornish Estate Trail, or Cornish Trail, is marked in blue and is an easy 1.8 mile round-trip to the ruins of the Cornish Estate. The ruins you will see were built in the early 1910's and occupied from 1916 to 1938. Unfortunately, a fire in 1958 destroyed most of the mansion, but the property became part of the Hudson Highlands State Park in the late 1960's. Even though you will be tired from your hike on Bull Hill, I still suggest checking this place out! A friendly advice: take a picture of the map of the estate by the entrance before you start your hike. There are no maps of the estate there, so make sure you have one on hand. That way, you won't wander...

Not a big fan of the window art pieces someone hung up and glad most are down. Hope it's temporary. The ruins are beautiful on their own and are such. unique spot to visit or...

Short trail to ruins of the old estate with nice views...