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Van Cortlandt Park

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 51 min

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Van Cortlandt Park near Woodlawn, NY. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 236 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.89993, -73.87161
Nearest town Woodlawn, NY
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Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 51 min

Elevation 126–236 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nursery Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto John Muir Nature Trail, heading W.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftTurn right onto John Muir Nature Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 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-4-km-0196

Trail surface

85% dirt6% 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

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