Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Lake & John Muir Trail
2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 43 min
Van Cortlandt Lake & John Muir Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Van Cortlandt Park near Bedford Park, NY. The route reaches Van Cortlandt Lake. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 144 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.88425, -73.88696
Nearest town Bedford Park, NY
Directions
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Van Cortlandt Lake & John Muir Trail
2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 43 min
Elevation 19–143 ft
Out & Back · Van Cortlandt Park
Trailhead: 40.88425, -73.88696
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: West Mosholu Parkway South & Paul Avenue stop 406 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Van Cortlandt Lake.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Van Cortlandt Park Greenway, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Putnam Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto John Kieran Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto John Muir Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Van Cortlandt Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto John Kieran Nature Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Putnam Greenway, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Van Cortlandt Park Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
59% paved21% gravel2% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Mosholu Parkway South & Paul Avenue stop 406 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- John Muir Viewpoint & Van Cortlandt Lake via John Muir Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 213 ft
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