Riverside Park

Jeffrey's Hook–Riverside Walk Viewpoint, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Jeffrey's Hook–Riverside Walk Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Riverside Park near Washington Heights, NY. The route passes Fort Washington Park Beach and Jeffrey's Hook before reaching Riverside Walk Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 56 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85019, -73.94690
Nearest town Washington Heights, NY

Directions

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Jeffrey's Hook–Riverside Walk Viewpoint, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 2–55 ft

Out & Back · Riverside Park

Trailhead: 40.85019, -73.94690

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Transit-accessible: Fort Washington Avenue & West 177th Street stop 670 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Fort Washington Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Jeffrey's Hook.
  4. 250 ftBear right onto Fort Washington Park Greenway, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Riverside Walk, heading SW.
  7. 1.3 miPass Riverside Walk Viewpoint.
  8. 150 ftReach Jeffrey's Hook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Fort Washington Park Greenway, heading N.
  10. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Fort Washington Avenue & West 177th Street stop 670 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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