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Breakneck Brook, sometimes Breakneck Valley Brook, [1] is a 1.7-mile-long (2.8 km) [2] tributary of the Hudson River located entirely in the Putnam County town of Philipstown, New York, United States. It rises at Surprise Lake and flows southwest towards the Hudson from there, mostly through Hudson Highlands State Park.
A half-mile farther west, an old farm road, later used as a fire road and now a foot-path, also enters Doodletown valley, through a narrow gap known as Timp Pass between the Timp and West Mountain. However, since the late 19th century, the main road up the Hudson (now U.S. Route 9W ) has circled around the base of Dunderberg near the river.
Nearly a half-mile down the road, bags of chips, Snickers, and produce could be found pressed up against the side of the Wood Avenue Bridge.
Moore County Hunt Lands and Mile-Away Farms, also known as Mile-Away Farms, is a national historic district located near Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina.It encompasses 13 contributing buildings, 4 contributing sites, and 5 contributing structures on recreational hunt lands and an assemblage of equine farms and facilities near Southern Pines.
A 2.8 mile (4.5 km) portion of the Appalachian Trail runs through the park in addition to a number of other hiking and horseback riding trails. The state park is musically notable as the home for the Grayson Highlands Fall Festival as well as weekly jam sessions by local folk musicians, who draw upon the traditional styles of the Blue Ridge area
The Almaguin Highlands are the westerly extension of the Algonquin Highlands of Central Ontario and form part of the Canadian Shield geological formation. Almaguin is situated in the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion, which is predominately mixed woodlands , while the topography is hilly and dotted with crags, and interspersed with ...
The 80-acre (32 ha) refuge is composed of mature oak-hickory forest, a one-half-mile (0.80 km) rocky beach, a brackish pond, and several vernal ponds. The land and waters support a variety of songbirds (particularly warblers during spring migration), mammals, shorebirds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.
The Virginia Highlands Horse Trail borders the wilderness on the southern side. [3] The Virginia Highlands Extension extends from the Horse Trail for four miles to a ridgetop. [6] The Ridge Top Area Bushwhack is a 4-mile hike beginning at the junction of Little Dry Run Trail and the Virginia Highlands Trail. [6]