Originally Posted by
Steve B.
Paved or Gravel @.
Paved! I didn't do the middle section, but I can't imagine that not being paved.
The connection to the Dutchess Trail is totally seamless, which you won't notice unless you're familiar with Hopewell Junction trailhead.
There's also a very big gravel parking lot at HWJ which is either new or I just never noticed before because I started going to Poughkeepsie after the Manchester Bridge was finished in 2013.