Central Park to Croton Point Park, via South and North County Trails
approx. 40 miles
START East Drive in Central Park going North
Exit PARK W 110 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd
S Adam Clayton Powell Blvd
L W 117 St
R St Nicholas Avenue
BR At W 148 St onto St Nicholas Place
S St Nicholas Place
X W 155 St/Macombs Dam Bridge (Caution - traffic)
QBR Onto right-hand bike lane to enter Harlem River Greenway (follow Greenway signs)
X Under High Bridge
X Under Alexander Hamilton Bridge
X Under George Washington Bridge
Exit Greenway at Dyckman St & 10 Ave
R 10 Ave
1st R W 201 St
1st L 9 Ave
BL At W 206 St into left lane (Right lane is for W 207 St [University Hgts] bridge traffic
L W 207 St
1st R Onto NE Sidewalk of 10 Ave (Be aware of pedestrians - also subway exit)
R W 215 St
1st L 9 Ave to End
R Onto NE Broadway Bridge pathway
X Broadway Bridge on pathway (you are now in the Bronx)
QR W 225 St
2nd L Bailey Ave to END (Van Cortland Park)
L Van Cortland Park South
BR at fork to Broadway
R Broadway/Rte 9
L Valentine (soon beyond Yonkers border)
R Riverdale (becomes Warburton)
R Ashburton/9A (3rd R after turn to train station on left--steep hill)
L Saw Mill River Rd./9A
L to remain on Saw Mill River Rd. (at Tuckahoe)
X Odell Ave
X Cochrane Terr @ R
L Barney
R at bottom of hill onto beginning of South County Trailway
S South County Trailway (6.5 miles)
X Tarrytown Rd/E Main St at end of Trailway
jog R Vreeland Ave. to end
R North Payne to end
L 9A North
1st L Warehouse Lane into Elmsford Distribution Center
R at bike sign onto North County Trail
S North County Trailway (including sections on 100 - just follow signs)
STOP At Briarcliff Manor Library grounds to have a picnic lunch, and FS. (Opening in trail is on left just after underpass and before train crosses 100. Lunch stop: Patio Restaurant, in town down street to R off Pleasantville Road)
From Library Rd make a
R onto Pleasantville Rd to end
1st L S State Rd (at T)
1st R Elm Rd
1st R Pine Rd/Scarborough Rd to end
R Holbrook Rd/Wolden Rd (at T) to end
L Ellis Ave (at T) to end
R Route 9 through Ossining
Move to L at traffic light right before 9 merges with 9A
X to south side of road for bike path across Croton River; follow bike path to end
L Croton Point Ave
S enter Croton Point Park and continue to the main entrance
Key: R = Right, L = Left, X = Cross, P = Pass, BR = Bear Right, BL = Bear Left, Q = Quick, S = Straight, U = U Turn, TRO = To Remain On, FS = Facility Stop
Trudy Hutter and Hannah Borgeson, June 2004