Van Cortlandt Park
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
2 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 47 min
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Van Cortlandt Park near Fieldston, NY. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 200 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rockwood Drive 40.90101, -73.89233
Nearest town Fieldston, NY
Directions
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Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
2 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 47 min
Elevation 18–200 ft
Out & Back · Van Cortlandt Park
Trailhead: Rockwood Drive · 40.90101, -73.89233
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: Broadway & West 254th Street stop 368 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
62% dirt7% paved7% gravel24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Broadway & West 254th Street stop 368 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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