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Self-Guided Trails

  • An ice cream cone tipped over into melting scoops of blue and pink ice cream

    Tasty Treats Trail

    While you’re driving around beautiful Columbia County and your sweet tooth gets a hankering – what do you do?

    Check out our Tasty Treats Trail for your desired donut, cupcake, French macaron, pie, ice cream, chocolate, or cookies!

    28 stops in 10 towns

  • Vineyard rows and red barns below the Catskills on a clear summer day

    Scenic Sips

    Explore the many purveyors of craft beverages around Columbia County while drinking in the abundant scenic views of our countryside. As you meander through our picturesque back roads, enjoy a restaurant, unique shop, museum or historic site.

    26 craft beverage makers

  • The mansion at Clermont State Historic Site above its lawn

    Historic Hikes

    Explore the rich history of Columbia County while experiencing all the outdoor enjoyment our historic properties have to offer. So put on your walking shoes, pack a snack and step back in time.

    11 stops in 6 towns

  • A cyclist on a winding country road in Columbia County

    Road and Mountain Bicycling

    Columbia County’s unsurpassed rural beauty makes cycling through pastoral countryside, historic villages, and scenic vistas unique to this area.

    14 loops from the County's bicycling guide

Guides and Outfitters

Above All Balloon Rides

Above All Balloon Rides

Above All Balloon Rides is the only full time balloon ride company in the Albany area. We have flown 1000’s of passengers

Outdoor Adventures Hudson

Balloon NY

Have you always dreamed of taking a hot air balloon ride – floating peacefully across the landscape? If so, let us make

Outdoor Adventures 1142 Route 9H, Ghent

Capital Craft Beverage Trail

The Capital Craft Beverage Trail was formed in 2015 to promote craft and farm-based beverage producers in the Capital Region of New

Hudson

Drive Through History

Get out and explore the historic beauty of Columbia County with our self-guided road trips.

Kinderhook

Hudson Ferry Co.

Hudson Ferry Co.

We are a cross-river ferry that connects communities in the Hudson, NY area. We offer regularly scheduled ferry services from Hudson to

Historic Sites + Must-See Attractions 1 Water Street, Hudson

Hudson Paddles

Hudson Paddles

Historic Sites + Must-See Attractions 108 Water Street – Henry Hudson Waterfront Park, Hudson

Scenic Sips of Columbia County

Explore the many purveyors of craft beverages around Columbia County while drinking in the abundant scenic views of our countryside. As you

Hudson