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Van Cortlandt Park

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Van Cortlandt Park near Lowerre, NY. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 200 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.91005, -73.89243
Nearest town Lowerre, NY
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Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 18–200 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cross Country, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Rockwood Drive, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Cross Country, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-croton-aqueduct-trail-out-back-5-km-ade7

Trail surface

75% dirt6% paved5% gravel14% 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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