Ridgewood Reservoir & Highland Park Greenway
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Ridgewood Reservoir & Highland Park Greenway is a 2-mile out-and-back in Highland Park near Cypress Hills, NY. The route reaches Ridgewood Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ridgewood Reservoir & Highland Park Greenway
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 146–170 ft
Out & Back · Highland Park
Trailhead: Highland Park Greenway · 40.68268, -73.89209
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: Jamaica Avenue & Hendrinx Street stop 198 m from the trailhead
- Start on Highland Park Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Ridgewood Reservoir.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Jamaica Avenue & Hendrinx Street stop 198 m from the trailhead
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