Events
Skywalk Anniversary Hike Event
“Bridges to Parks”
Saturday, June 1 | 9:00 AM
Presented in partnership with the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New York State Bridge Authority, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and The Olana Partnership
Celebrate National Trails Day and the five-year anniversary of the grand opening of the Hudson River Skywalk with guided hike options along the Hudson River Skywalk to the Thomas Cole Site in Catskill and Frederic Church’s Olana in Hudson. The Skywalk is a scenic walkway that connects the historic homes and studios of the two Hudson River School painters Thomas Cole and Frederic Church via the Rip Van Winkle Bridge.
The event will start at 9 a.m. and will kick-off at the park area next to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge office, on the west (Catskill) side of the span. The date will coincide with National Trails Day and the fifth anniversary of the grand opening of the Hudson River Skywalk in 2019.
Multiple guided hike options of varying difficulty will be offered. Options include:
The New York State Bridge Authority will offer a guided tour of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, opened in 1935.
A walk to the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, where drop-in sketching will be offered throughout the historic gardens and grounds, which offer sweeping views of the Catskill Mountains. Sketching baskets with paper and pencils will be located throughout the property.
An extended hike across the Bridge to Olana State Historic Site, where The Olana Partnership will offer a guided landscape tour and a drop-in artmaking program for all ages, Artmaking in the Afternoon, at the Wagon House Education Center from 1 to 4 p.m.
Hudson-Athens Lighthouse 150th Anniversary Boat Parade from 11 am to 4 pm