Running Trails in Westchester
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IF THERE ARE DEVELOPMENTS ON A TRAIL, PLEASE DROP ME A LINE FOR INCLUSION. Alsot, I'm having trouble with this page. It is cut-off at the bottom. I'm trying to figure it out.
I’ve added a link to a page from Leatherman’s Loop that lists many trails in the Northern Part of the County.
June 28, 2011: Meet-up at the Rockies. Please drop me a line or go here if interested for details.
There's a new group on Meet-Up: New York Trail and Ultra Running.
Westchester enjoys a great number of good trails. In southern Westchester, where I live, there’s a trail within a 10 minute drive of everywhere. There are 4 within that distance from me. They vary in distance, surface, and condition. For those in the City, several can be gotten to via mass transit, either by subway, as is the case for the Old Croton Aqueduct/Putnam Trail run, or on MetroNorth, which is true for the OCA Central, OCA North, and Rockefeller on the Hudson Line and the Leatherstocking Trail and Colonial Greenway from the New Haven Line. I have also made a list of tracks (and a Map) and I’d really appreciate anyone who knows of additional ones to let me know, with a brief description.
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This is a list of running trails and trail runs in southern Westchester. (They are listed to the left in the Navigation Bar.) I have not ventured to the northern parts of the County for running, and am limiting myself to trails on which I have run or about which others have provided me information. Also, if you see a downed tree across a path, call the appropriate Parks Dep’t. They rely on trail-users to bring these things to their attention. Westchester: 914-864-7000 (The County is very responsive; whenever I’ve called, the tree is gone the next time I’m in the park.) NYC is slower, but I have spoken to the VCP Administrator about it and he appreciates getting contacted by trail-users. The City number is 311 or 212-NEW YORK, but if it’s in Van Cortlandt (through which the OCA and Putnam Trail run in the Bronx) call 718-430-1890.
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I noticed this Forum for NYC trail runners when someone was kind enough to put a link to this site. I have also put up some Hiking links, including one for the Westchester Novice Meet-Up. They can provide hints to good running trails.
From the City
It turns out that most of these trails can be reached from the City. The 1 or 4 subway get you to the OCA/Putnam Trail. Note, however, that right now the easy connection to the OCA from the No. 1 is blocked, as discussed above. MetroNorth’s Hudson Line gets you to the OCA Central, the OCA North, and the Rockefeller estate. MetroNorth’s New Haven Line gets you to the Leatherstocking Trail and, with a little care, to Saxon Woods. I give directions for each of these options.
For mountain bikers, some of these trails are suitable and permitted, others not. I have a brief description here, including a link to the West. Mtn Bike Ass’n where you can get bike-specific maps and a forum useful for hooking up with other bikers.
I’ve also put a number of the pictures taken since October onto Flickr, at Flickr: Westchester Tr