Van Cortlandt Park

John Muir Nature Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 28 min

John Muir Nature Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Van Cortlandt Park near Lowerre, NY. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 236 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.91005, -73.89243
Nearest town Lowerre, NY

Directions

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John Muir Nature Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 18–236 ft

Out & Back · Van Cortlandt Park

Trailhead: 40.91005, -73.89243

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

Transit-accessible: Broadway & West 262nd Street stop 341 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cross Country, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Rockwood Drive, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn right onto John Muir Nature Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nursery Road, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto John Muir Nature Trail, heading S.
  22. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
  28. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  32. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
  35. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Cross Country, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

79% dirt5% paved4% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Broadway & West 262nd Street stop 341 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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