Baxter Road itself is a 1.5 mile long dirt road, Baxter Road Tract is an area of approx
1500 acres of open rolling fields transected by trails. There is a large pond in the
middle of the tract which is a great spot for rover to cool down. Horseback riders,
runners, walkers alike all enjoy the tract. Entrance is free to all, the area is
maintained by the North Salem Open Land Foundation. For the adventurous, many many many
horse riding trails criss cross the town of North Salem.
Also in North Salem, Wallace Road ->Norton->Vail->Finch->Spring Valley Loop
is a five mile loop, some killer hills, which is all dirt except for Sping Valley and the
Connecticut Section of Wallace (.25 mile). In between the loop, with access from Vail
Lane, are the Stanton Fields, 950 acres of open fields crisscrossed by riding trails. The
woods along the perimeter also have trails. A not so great trail connects from the back of
the fields to Spring Valley Rd.
Cranberry Mountain Multiple Use Area, NYSDEC: Three mile loop through farming trail and
woods. Also open for mountain biking and hunting in season. Another nice series of ponds
for rover.
Any other great trails or series of winding dirt roads in Putnam County or N.
Westchester County Ny, please email me at jpolcek@westnet.com
Thanks,
Sabrina Polcek & Charlie Brown, chocolate lab