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Van Cortlandt Park

Van Cortlandt Lake–Swan Lake, 3 lakes

6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Van Cortlandt Lake–Swan Lake, 3 lakes is a 6-mile out-and-back in Van Cortlandt Park near Dunwoodie Heights, NY. The route passes Swan Lake and Van Cortlandt Lake. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 161 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: County Park Road 40.92941, -73.87422
Nearest town Dunwoodie Heights, NY
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Van Cortlandt Lake–Swan Lake, 3 lakes

6 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 20–159 ft

Out & Back · Van Cortlandt Park

Trailhead: County Park Road · 40.92941, -73.87422

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on County Park Road Path, heading S.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto County Park Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto County Park Road Path, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto County Park Road, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftPass Swan Lake.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Teresa Avenue, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftBear right onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Teresa Avenue, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miPass Van Cortlandt Lake.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Putnam Greenway, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto John Kieran Nature Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Putnam Greenway, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Van Cortlandt Park Greenway, heading S.
  19. 50 ftReach Van Cortlandt Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Putnam Greenway, heading S.
  22. 450 ftBear right onto John Kieran Nature Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Putnam Greenway, heading SW.
  24. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
  27. 1.6 miTurn right onto Teresa Avenue, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
  30. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 300 ftContinue straight onto Teresa Avenue, heading N.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto County Park Road, heading N.
  33. 250 ftContinue straight onto County Park Road Path, heading N.
  34. 100 ftContinue straight onto County Park Road, heading N.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto County Park Road Path, heading N.
  36. 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/van-cortlandt-lake-swan-lake-out-back-5-lakes-10-km-b0e5

Trail surface

52% dirt16% paved7% gravel25% 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°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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