Sunday, October 9, 2016

Hawkwood Estate - Burnt Hills, NY

What a brilliant addition to the area’s parks. From my quick ride thru on Sunday morning, it appears that the town is making this a major destination with a large parking lot and a fairly extensive trail system being developed.

I mountain biked in on the White Trail and continued on the Yellow Loop on the back of the park.
Parking Lot
Entrance - White Trail
First Footbridge
The White Trail
Mansion Remnants (orange fencing protects archeological dig)

Historic Photographs


Second Footbridge (too narrow for the bike!)
Yellow Trail
Chimney (different location than the mansion ruins)
Heading back on the long "thoroughfare"
Tree growing thru old car chassis

Further Info

Ballston buys historic Hawkwood property

Hawkwood - PDF (written by Town Historian Rick Reynolds)

History Lesson: The Baker Brothers made their home in Ballston

Hawkwood Photos

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