Hayes Nature Park Trail is a 1.4 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Clifton Park, New York that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
This park includes family-friendly trail loops, boardwalk bridges, beautiful meadows, and interesting educational signs. Accessibility: The trail surface is gravel and typically between four and six feet wide. The grade is mostly gentle (all estimated under 4%).
November 27, 2020nice and short trail!
November 4, 2020Nice walking area
October 31, 2020Easy trail on a cold morning.
October 27, 2020Chilly day, but always a nice neighborhood trail walk.
October 23, 2020Great walk through the woods. Very popular hike. Met several nice groups of people with their dogs (on leash). There was one loose dog from a neighbor of the park, I'm told the dog is a frequent sighting.
October 20, 2020Good morning out on the trail over a carpet of leaves.
October 18, 2020October 9, 2020Short and very sweet. Well maintained. Saw some nice wildlife including a beautiful deer. Educational signage and little surprises to find along the way.
October 3, 2020Nice easy trail with little surprises.
September 27, 2020August 8, 2020This trail was amazing for kiddos. We loved the book we read along the way. It was neat to see the Gnome houses. The kids loved it. It was wide open and not muddy at all. Very little bugs. Perfect hike for a family.
July 26, 2020I loved this little trail, it's super perfect for small children b/c it's shaded and quiet and the paths are well worn with no hight grass for ticks to hide on etc. There are lovely spots where gnome gardens are and that's why we chose to go, my 6 year old loves fairies and gnomes so perfect for her. Some bike trails back there to that look fun!!
July 14, 2020Nice easy trail, very nicely kept. There is a lot of bugs so wear bug spray.
July 4, 2020Came here to enjoy the fairy houses. The bugs were pretty annoying so bring bug spray. Very flat hike good for trail running and I think you could push a stroller here too.
July 1, 2020Nice flat wide easy walk
July 1, 2020June 10, 2020Great easy trail with young kids. Nicely shaded definitely bring bug spray though!
May 15, 2020Nice short dirt trail that is well kept. Easy to walk or bike ride for young families. Suggest you bring binoculars to scan the trees to try and locate all the birds.
May 10, 2020Cute 1 mild loop. Had the 3 and 5 year olds ride bikes. Lots of fairy houses and bridges.
May 6, 2020Nice paths Tons of birds and bridges to cross
May 5, 2020Short, easy walk with wide walking paths. Nice place to bring your dog.
April 1, 2020beautiful trail.
November 16, 2019Decent walk through a residential area. Would have been 2 stars but bumped it up because of the fairy/gnome garden. Would be fun to take kids to and ask them to find all of the little houses and such. Very cute. Trail is well-maintained and there are bridges over any wet areas.
August 15, 2019August 9, 2019A nicely maintained, very easy to walk nature trail with plenty of bridges for any potential wet spots. We saw chipmunks, a cardinal, and a nuthatch as well as remains of a turtle. The local girlscout troop did a "Fairy Scavenger Hunt" project which is a lot of fun for younger ones in the group.
June 23, 2019Well paved road, lots of trees and shades, quick and easy trail.
April 2, 2019simple trail. easy to follow
June 7, 2018Very easy walk in the woods at lunch time; easy to find, almost right off the Northway. Very nice area.
April 17, 2018Extrmely easy, short walk. Nice area.
