Hey Blazers, been researching this for a while but can't find anything specific, would love advice. I'm headed to New York City for July 4th weekend and though it would be great to get there a week earlier and do a thru-hike of the 88 miles NY section first. It looks like I could fly in to NYC, take a bus from Penn Station in NYC to Greenwood Lake at the NJ/NY border, then hike straight to Pawling on the other side of the state. Pawling is on a train route back to NYC and stops there on the weekends or holidays, so if I end on July 4th, I'm thinking it could work out. Would love advice from anyone that visits this section regularly!
Has anyone done this trip before?
Any issues getting to Greenwood Lake from the city?
I'm an experienced hiker but noob to this trail, so does 4-5 days sound appropriate?