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Van Cortlandt Park

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 49 min

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Van Cortlandt Park near Woodlawn, NY. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 236 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: John Muir Nature Trail 40.89933, -73.87305
Nearest town Woodlawn, NY
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Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 49 min

Elevation 126–236 ft

Out & Back · Van Cortlandt Park

Trailhead: John Muir Nature Trail · 40.89933, -73.87305

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

Transit-accessible: East 233rd Street & Napier Avenue stop 441 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on John Muir Nature Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nursery Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto John Muir Nature Trail, heading W.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftTurn right onto John Muir Nature Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miArrive 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-c1c6

Trail surface

94% dirt6% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: East 233rd Street & Napier Avenue stop 441 m from the trailhead

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