Sprain Ridge Park

Grassy Sprain Reservoir & South Loop via Boyce Thompson Lane

1.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 33 min

Grassy Sprain Reservoir & South Loop via Boyce Thompson Lane is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Sprain Ridge Park near Bronxville Heights, NY. The route reaches Grassy Sprain Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi151 – 302 ft1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ridge Hill Trail 40.96757, -73.85578
Nearest town Bronxville Heights, NY

Directions

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Grassy Sprain Reservoir & South Loop via Boyce Thompson Lane

1.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 33 min

Elevation 152–303 ft

Out & Back · Sprain Ridge Park

Trailhead: Ridge Hill Trail · 40.96757, -73.85578

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ridge Hill Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Hill Trail (Fence & Drop Spur), heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Ridge Hill Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Loop, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Boyce Thompson Lane, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Thompson Trail, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miReach Grassy Sprain Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Boyce Thompson Lane, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto South Loop, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ridge Hill Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Hill Trail (Fence & Drop Spur), heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Ridge Hill Trail, heading SW.
  14. 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 surface

94% dirt4% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead