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To prepare for my long-distance walks, I try to walk at least 12 miles every day. Since I like trees, flowers, hills, and water, my daily walks include as many of these elements as I can find within 15 miles from my home in Inwood at the northern tip of Manhattan. Here are my favorite walks (in the order roughly N to S).
Greystone to Inwood
Greystone to Inwood
16 mi walk from MNR Hudson Line, Greystone, to subway A, Inwood 207th St. From Greystone station walk up to Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, follow that to Untermyer Gardens, tour the gardens and then walk via Lenoir Preserve and St Joseph's Cemetery to South County Trailway. Follow this S to Putnam Greenway, then Van Cortlandt Park Greenway, and finally quiet residential streets of Marble Hill, Bronx, over Broadway Bridge, to subway A, Inwood 207th St (NW entrance)
route: nyc_greystone-inwood.gpx (16 mi)
Inwood to Tibbetts Brook
Inwood to Tibbetts Brook
13 mi figure eight walk from subway A (NW exit to Isham St), up through Isham Park and Inwood Hill Park to Henry Hudson bridge, across to Bronx and on down to Old Croton Acqueduct Trail in van Cortlandt Park, follow that to Tibbetts Brook Park, return to van Cortlandt Park via Putnam Trail, back to Manhattan via Broadway Bridge.
route: nyc_inwood-tibbetts brook.gpx (13 mi)
photos: spring 4-2017 | fall 11-2018 | winter 12-2024, 1-2018
Inwood to Wave Hill
Inwood to Wave Hill
12 mi loop from subway A, Inwood 207th St (NW exit to Isham St), through Isham Park, Inwood Hill Park, and Riverdale Park to Wave Hill garden, tour the garden, then return to Inwood via van Cortlandt Park and residential Bronx.
route: nyc_inwood-wave hill.gpx (12 mi)
photos: spring 4-2013 | fall 10-2022, 11-2016 | winter 2-2013
Inwood to New York Botanical Garden
Inwood to New York Botanical Garden
13.5 mi loop from subway A, Inwood 207th St, via Mosholu Greenway to New York Botanical Garden, tour the garden, return to Inwood via Mosholu Greenway and van Cortlandt Park.
route: nyc_inwood-nybg.gpx (13.5 mi)
Inwood to Palisades
Inwood to Palisades
13 mi walk from subway A, Inwood 207th St, through Inwood Hill Park and Fort Tryon Park, across George Washington Bridge (GWB) to Long Path in the Hudson Palisades NY-NJ Interstate Park, descend via Dyckman Hill Trail to Shore Trail, which follow back to GWB.
route: nyc_inwood-palisades.gpx (13 mi)
Inwood to Central Park
Inwood to Central Park
13 mi linear walk from subway A, Inwood 207th St, to 59th St, through Inwood Hill Park and Fort Tryon Park to Harlem River Greenway, then via pleasant residential neighborhoods of Harlem, including Jackie Robinson Park, St Nicholas Park, and Morningside Park, to NW corner of Central Park, then zigzag through favorite places in Central Park down to SW corner at 59th St.
route: nyc_inwood-ctr park.gpx (13 mi)
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Inwood to High Line Park
Inwood to High Line Park
13 mi walk from subway A, Inwood 207th St, to 14th St, through Inwood Hill Park to Hudson River Greenway, enter High Line Park at N end at 34th St, follow down to S end at Gansevoort St, out to subway A, 14th St.
route: nyc_inwood-hi line.gpx (13 mi)
photos: spring 3-2018
Brooklyn to Penn Station
Brooklyn to Penn Station
12 mi walk from subway A, High St in Brooklyn, to Penn Station in Manhattan. From High St station walk to Brooklyn Bridge Park, along waterfront to Brooklyn Bridge, across the bridge to Manhattan, then S through Financial District to Battery Park. Turn N along Hudson River Greenway to N Moore St, then E to Chinatown and Little Italy, N to Spring Street in Soho, W to High Line Park. Follow that N to Little Island, then back to High Line Park, out to subway A, 34th Street, at Penn Station.
route: nyc_brooklyn-penn station.gpx (12 mi)
photos: fall 10-2023
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