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Van Cortlandt Park

Boating Lake–Van Cortlandt Lake, 3 lakes

5.1 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Boating Lake–Van Cortlandt Lake, 3 lakes is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Van Cortlandt Park near Fieldston, NY. The route passes Van Cortlandt Lake and Boating Lake. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 62 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Van Cortlandt Park Greenway 40.88950, -73.89807
Nearest town Fieldston, NY
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Boating Lake–Van Cortlandt Lake, 3 lakes

5.1 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 19–62 ft

Out & Back · Van Cortlandt Park

Trailhead: Van Cortlandt Park Greenway · 40.88950, -73.89807

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Transit-accessible: Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street stop 36 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Van Cortlandt Park Greenway, heading NE.
  2. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto John Muir Trail, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftPass Van Cortlandt Lake.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Putnam Greenway, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miPass Boating Lake.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto County Park Road, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miReach Boating Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 350 ftBear left onto South County Trailway, heading N.
  19. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 200 ftBear left onto John Muir Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 400 ftContinue straight onto Van Cortlandt Park Greenway, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boating-lake-van-cortlandt-lake-out-back-4-lakes-8-km-36e3

Trail surface

65% paved23% gravel8% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street stop 36 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Fieldston, New York