Van Cortlandt Park
Vault Hill–Van Cortlandt Lake, 3 summits
1.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 37 min
Vault Hill–Van Cortlandt Lake, 3 summits is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Van Cortlandt Park near Fieldston, NY. The route passes Van Cortlandt Lake before reaching Vault Hill at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vault Hill–Van Cortlandt Lake, 3 summits
1.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 37 min
Elevation 20–139 ft
Out & Back · Van Cortlandt Park
Trailhead: 40.88818, -73.89442
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Avenue West stop 322 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Van Cortlandt Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Van Cortlandt Park Greenway, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto John Muir Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Vault Hill.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Van Cortlandt Park Greenway, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Avenue West stop 322 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Van Cortlandt Lake & Putnam Greenway 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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