Van Cortlandt Park
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
3 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Van Cortlandt Park near Lowerre, NY. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 141 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.91005, -73.89243
Nearest town Lowerre, NY
Directions
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Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
3 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 18–141 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cross Country, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rockwood Drive, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cross Country, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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% dirt6% gravel2% paved13% 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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- Van Cortlandt Lake & John Muir Trail 3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Vault Hill & Van Cortlandt Lake via John Muir Trail 3 mi · ▲ 175 ft
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