Dog walking in Highland Mills

Monroe Village Center

The Smith's Clove Dog Park is a great place to take Fido if he is getting a little stir crazy and needs some off leash time. The park is three miles out of Highland Mills in Monroe and offers separate areas for large and small dogs. The park has a dirt ground covering, so your pup may come home a little dirty. If a good walk is what your pup is craving after visiting the park, take a stroll around Smith's Clove Park. This pawsome park offers hiking trails, a fitness course, football fields, and a picnic area. Make sure to bring water for you and your pup.

Mountain Lodge Park / Salisbury Mills

Located in Chester, just twelve miles out of Highland Hills, the Heritage Trail is a pawtastic 15-mile trail with an asphalt surface which is perfect for you and your pup to hike along. While hiking this beautiful trail, you and your pup will be taken through some corn and wheat fields, and you will even see a cool Saber fighter jet in a park. Although the trail is long, it is still perfect for any skill level of hiker since there are no hills you have to climb. The end of the trail will take you past a nice wooded area that your pup will love to explore. 

Cornwall Landing

The Black Rock Forest Trail is ten miles out of Highland Mills in Cornwall, and a pawsome trail to explore with your furry pal by your side. With 6.25-miles of trail to travel and a moderately easy hike, your furry pal will be jumping for joy when he gets here. The hike will grant you and your pup a little solitude, and there's a pond where the two of you can stop for some water along the way. If Fido isn't in the mood for exercising, you can still enjoy the Black Rock Forest together. With 3,800-acres of land filled with lakes and streams, the two of you won't be bored while you're here.

Route 94 / Station Rd

The Mays Field is a small park in Wasingtonville that is perfect to visit with your pup by your side. Only ten miles out of Highland Mills, your dog will love exploring the fields and walking path that the field offers. Usually bustling with kids or adults playing baseball, your dog will love all the people he can meet here. The Vinum Cafe is a fantastic spot to stop and grab some food with your furry pal by your side. This classy cafe offers soups, pastas, and chicken, plus a great cocktail menu. Their outdoor patio welcomes your pup to dine alongside you before heading home.

Doodletown

The Silvermine Lake to Black Mountain Trail is a moderatly easy 6.5-mile trail that will take you past Silvermine Lake and to the peak of the Black Mountain. Only fifteen miles out of Highland Mills in Stony Point, your dog will love exploring this wooded trail that also offers small streams and plenty of trees for shade. The trail route is a loop and is accessible year-around, plus pretty simple for just about any hiker since the elevation gain is only 590-feet. Make sure to keep your pup on a leash when you are on the trail.