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Tibbetts Brook Park

Swan Lake & County Park Road via Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Swan Lake & County Park Road via Old Croton Aqueduct Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Tibbetts Brook Park near Dunwoodie Heights, NY. The route reaches Swan Lake. 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 mi72 – 200 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: County Park Road 40.92780, -73.87473
Nearest town Dunwoodie Heights, NY
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Swan Lake & County Park Road via Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 73–200 ft

Out & Back · Tibbetts Brook Park

Trailhead: County Park Road · 40.92780, -73.87473

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on County Park Road Path, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto County Park Road, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftPass Swan Lake.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Teresa Avenue, heading S.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading S.
  6. 300 ftTurn right onto Teresa Avenue, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 200 ftReach Swan Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 1.6 miTurn right onto Teresa Avenue, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 300 ftContinue straight onto Teresa Avenue, heading N.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto County Park Road, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto County Park Road Path, heading NE.
  23. 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/swan-lake-swan-lake-out-back-4-sights-6-km

Trail surface

70% dirt14% paved11% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F66°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity67%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:23 PM
Sun 73°65°
Mon 81°60°
Tue 85°65°
Wed 84°72°
Thu 78°69° 20%
Fri 86°67°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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