Wappinger Greenway Trail
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lVIISSION
The mission of the Wappinger Greenway Trail Committee is to develop a key segment of the
Hudson River Greenway Trail System linking the resources of the Village ofWappingers Falls
with those of the adjacent communities of the Towns of Wappinger and Poughkeepsie, with a
focus on the Wappinger Creek and the Hudson River. A key element of the trail vision is to
develop sites in the village center ofWappingers Falls for users of the trail, both tourists and
community residents, to enjoy views of the Wappinger Creek and its magnificent natural falls. The
trail will provide public access and local recreational opportunities, spur economic development
and tourism, protect natural and cultural resources and provide opportunities for historic and
natural interpretation ofthe historic uses of the falls' power and the ecological significance of the
Wappinger Creek. Establishment of this route will create opportunities for local residents
(especially those older and y~unger residents who do not have access to cars) to walk to
significant community destinations along a scenically inspiring path.
TRAIL ALIGNlVIENT CORRIDORS
The Wappinger Greenway Trail is a 7.5 mile figure 8 loop of on- and off-road trails encircling
the lower Wappinger Creek and the Wappinger Lake. It was designed based on the initial input
from Frances Reese, a preeminent environmental advocate. The trail will link historic, cultural,
natural and economic resources of local and regional significance, and it will be a key segment in
the Hudson River Valley Greenway System. This unique trail ties together village, town and
county parks; the Central Business District ofthe Village ofWappingers Falls, the Wappinger
Historic District (on State and National Registers), the Grinnell Public Library, County Players
Community Theater, the Wappinger Creek (Dutchess County's major Hudson River tributary),
and Wappinger Falls; Reese Audubon Nature Preserve, and even a 19th century industrial facility
that has undergone adaptive reuse (Market Street Industrial Park). The Metro North trail station
in New Hamburg is one block from the proposed trail. The on-road parts of the trail include: New
York State Routes 9 and 9D (part of Route 9D is also East and West Main Street and South
Avenue in the Village ofWapppingers Falls).
The following are the destination nodes in the trail. Each park indicates its location within the
trail segments and municipal ownership of the park.
1. Wappingers Rural Cemetery - segment 2; private
2. Galucci Park - segment 6; (planned) Village Park
3. Falls View Park - segment 11; (planned) Village Park
4. Village Hall - segment 30
5. Mesier Park - segment 32; Village Park
6. Grinnell Library - segment 34
7. Central Business District of the Village ofWappingers Falls - the businesses between
segments 10 and segment 34
8. Market Street Industrial Park - segment 13; private
9. Reese Park - segment 27; Town of Wappinger Park
10. Reese Audubon Sanctuary - segment 20; County Park
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11. Bowdoin Park - segment 18; County Park
12. Fisherman's Park - segment 40.
Some connections between the on- and off-road parts of the trail are in the following ball
fields. Three of these fields are in the Village ofWappingers Falls while one is in the Town of
Poughkeepsie.
1. Canale Field - segments 1 and 2; Village field
2. Veteran's Field - segments 18 and 19; Village field
3. Temple Field - segment 12; Village field
4. New Hamburg - segments 9 and 10; Town of Poughkeepsie field
POTENTIAL RESOURCES
Three participating Greenway communities, the Town of Wappinger, the Village ofWappingers
Falls, and the Town of Poughkeepsie have been working cooperatively to implement the
Wappinger Greenway Trail. These municipalities have been coordinating on this project through
the Wappinger Greenway Trail Committee. These efforts have been and will be supported
through the member highway and recreation commissions as well as partnerships with businesses
and business associations such as the Wappingers Falls Business and Professional Associations
and Market Street Industrial park; nonprofit organizations such as Community Services
Programs, Inc.; the Dutchess County Soil and Water Conservation District, the New York State
National Guard "Challenge Program", a local AmeriCorps programs as well as numerous civic
organizations and individual volunteers.
SEGMENTS
The trail is broken into the following segments. Each segment indicates whether it is an
on-road segment or an off-road segment and whether or not it is a destination node.
1. Route 9 West to the Wappingers Rural Cemetery (off-road)
2. Wappingers Rural Cemetery around Wappingers Lake (off-road; destination and trail)
3. Wappingers Rural Cemetery to the Canale Field (off-road)
4. Canale Field (off-road; destination)
5. Canale Field South on Route 9D/West Main Street to Galucci Park (on-road)
6. Galucci Park (off-road; destination)
7. West Main Street in Wappingers Falls South to Givens Avenue (on-road)
8. Givens Avenue South to the Market Street Industrial Park (off-road)
9. Givens Avenue East to Market Street on Route 9D/East Main Street (on-road)
10. Market Street South and to Falls View Park (on-road)
11. Falls View Park (off-road; destination)
12. Falls View Park South and West to Market Street Industrial Park (on-road)
13. Market Street Industrial Park (off-road; destination)
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14. Market Street Industrial Park North and West over B & M to Scenic Hudson Property
(Scheinberg/Lathrop) (off-road)
15. Scenic Hudson Property (off-road)
16. Scenic Hudson Property to Kelly Lane (off-road)
17. Kelly Lane to Bowdoin Park (on-road)
18. Bowdoin Park (off-road; destination)
19. Scenic Hudson property to Reese Audubon Sanctuary (off-road)
20. Reese Audubon Sanctuary (off-road; destination and trail)
2 I. Reese Audubon Sanctuary North to New Hamburg Ball Field (off-road)
22. New Hamburg Ball Field (off-road; destination)
23. New Hamburg Ball Field West to Main Street and Front Street, New Hamburg (on-road)
24. Metro North Train Station at New Hamburg (off-road; destination)
25. Front Street South to Creek Road over the Wappinger Creek Bridge (on-road)
26. Creek Road East to Market Street Industrial Park passing Reese Park (on-road)
27. Reese Park (off-road; destination and trail)
28. Reese Park East to Route 9D/South Avenue in Wappingers Falls (off-road)
29. South Avenue North to the Village Hall (on-road)
30. Village Hall (off-road; destination)
31. Village Hall North to Mesier Homestead (on-road)
32. Mesier Homestead (off-road; destination)
33. Mesier Homestead across street to Grinnell Library on Spring Street (on-road)
34. Grinnell Library (off-road; destination)
35. Spring Street to Wappingers Lake (on-road)
36. Spring Street to Veteran's Park Field (off-road)
37. Veteran's Park Ball Field (off-road; destination)
38. Veteran's Park Field East on North Mesier Avenue to Liss Road (off-road)
39. Liss Road East to Fisherman's Park around Wappingers Lake (on-road)
40. Fisherman's Park (off-road; destination)
41. Fisherman's Park North across Route 9 Pedestrian Bridge connecting North and South sides
ofWappingers Lake (on-road)
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Town of Poughkeepsie, Village ofWappingers Falls,
Town of Wappinger
DESTINATIONS
A - Rural Cemetery
B - Canale Field
C - Galucci Park (proposed)
D - Falls View Park (proposed)
E - Market Street Industrial Park
F - Bowdoin County Park
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H - New Hamburgh Ball Field
I - Metro North Train Station
J - Reese Park
K - Village Hall
L - M~ier Homestead
M - Grinell Library
N - Veterms' Park
o - Fishermen's Park
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Map prepared for 1'mPP''lIetS Greenv.ay Trail CommIttee 4' the Dulchess
COunty Environmental Management Cbuncil's GIS Lab, Feb. 2000.