Dutch Farming Heritage Trail
Adorable little pigs are just one of the varied scenes encountered while walking the Dutch Farming Heritage Trail in Columbia County, which links the Van Alen House to the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook. The trail was an 18th century road used by farmers throughout history, and is still in use by a local farm today.
The trail runs from the back of the Van Alen House property, owned by Columbia County Historical Society, through areas of Roxbury Farm, down a historic portion of Old Post Road, and to the parking lot of the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site.
The trail connects the history of Dutch farming in the area across four centuries, beginning in the 1700’s with the Van Alen family farming the land. “Gone are the farm structures that likely dotted the landscape, which might well have included a Dutch barn and hay barracks. Where there is now early successional forest, there once were fields of crops, including hay and flax. Also present were a variety of farm animals.”
(Note: no dogs are permitted on this trail, bicycling is not permitted, and keep a respectful distance of the farmer workers and livestock in the area).
More info: https://www.nps.gov/mava/planyourvisit/upload/dutch-farm-link-trail.pdf
Dutch Heritage Farming Trail
Parking is available at the Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse located at 2589 Route 9H, or at the Lindenwald Site parking lot in Kinderhook.
1.7-mile trail connects the Luykas Van Alen House with the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, 'Lindenwald' in Kinderhook.
The trail is open 7 days from Dawn until Dusk.
No Dogs are permitted on the trail.
