Van Cortlandt Park
John Muir Nature Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 49 min
John Muir Nature Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Van Cortlandt Park near Woodlawn, NY. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi141 – 236 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.89993, -73.87161
Nearest town Woodlawn, NY
Directions
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John Muir Nature Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 49 min
Elevation 142–236 ft
Out & Back · Van Cortlandt Park
Trailhead: 40.89993, -73.87161
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: Katonah Avenue & East 237th Street stop 372 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nursery Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto John Muir Nature Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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
69% dirt22% paved9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Katonah Avenue & East 237th Street stop 372 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- John Muir Nature Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- John Muir Nature Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Old Croton Aqueduct Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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