“Far above the chilly waters of Lake Avalanche, at an elevation of 4,293 feet, is Summit Water, a minute, unpretending tear of the clouds, as it were, a lovely pool shivering in the breezes of the mountains, and sending its limpid surplus through Feldspar Brook and to the Opalescent River, the wellspring of the Hudson.”
-Verplanck Colvin, official surveyor, in his report to the New York State legislature, 1872.

Welcome to the Hudson River Watertrail

The Hudson River Watertrail Association is a coalition of small boaters, primarily human and wind powered, who are actively interested in the Hudson River as a treasure of natural and human history. The HRWA was formed in 1992 as an all-volunteer, non-profit environmental and recreational action group, with the specific goal of building a river trail from the Atlantic Ocean to Canada and promoting a low impact approach to the river. The group was born of the realization that the Hudson River was difficult to access or actively use by small car-top boaters, including those interested in multi-day trips on the river.

The Goals of the HRWA:

Developing a water trail from the mouth of the Hudson to the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence Seaway, providing a variety of overnight facilities every 10-12 miles. The trail is designed for limited-range boats. Paddlers currently have the use of a number of such facilities, some of which are available only to rivergoers.

Identifying, advocating for, and negotiating points of access to the river.

Maintaining the trail though local “river stewards” and other volunteers. The HRWA is always seeking additional volunteers to adopt specific sites.

Promoting an ethic of conservation and responsible, non-polluting use of the Hudson River and adjacent waters.

Promoting knowledge, access and recreational use of the Hudson River by car-top boaters.

Publishing the Hudson River Water trail Guide

Enjoying and promoting the river’s natural beauty, and its flora and fauna.

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Purchase a Guide today… online… from our friends at the NY Kayak Company.

Contributor Levels: $50 Contributor, $75 Patron, $100 and above Saint. You will receive all member benefits and be acknowledged as a contributor.

We have to, by law, notify contributors that their contribution is tax deductible only for that portion above basic membership costs. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, any contribution above the basic membership levels is tax deductible.

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Who’s Who in the Organization

President: Lee Goldsmith
Vice-President: Nancy Brous
Secretary/Treasurer: Robert Huszar
Metropolitan Region Director: Nancy Brous
Highlands Region Director: Rafael Diaz
Catskill (Mid Hudson) Region Director (Designee): Stewart Dutfield
Capital Region Director: Bob Ihlenberg

Directors - at - Large
Peggy Navarre, Dan McLaughlin, David Allen, and Ira Rosenfield

Administrative Assistant/Membership Questions
Wanda Davenport, admin@hrwa.org

Web Lackey, Email List Admin & Idaho Regional Desk
Jeremy Speer, webgeek@hrwa.org

Newsletter Editor
Robert Huszar, newsletter@hrwa.org

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