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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
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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-croton-aqueduct-trail-out-back-3-km-e38a

Trail surface

64% dirt7% paved7% gravel22% 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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