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Outing to Inwood Hill and Fort Tryon Parks, Manhattan
November 9 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
November 9, 2024, 11 AM to approximately 1 PM
Distance: 2.5-3 miles
Not qualifying
We will visit two New York City parks in upper Manhattan: Inwood Hill Park and then Fort Tryon Park. Highlights of the walk include the Shorakkopoch monument (the rock where Peter Minuit allegedly bought Manhattan in 1626 for trinkets and beads worth 60 guilders), dramatic views of the Hudson River and New Jersey Palisades, the Cloisters (although we won’t go in), and the Fort Tryon heather garden.
Both parks’ paths have potholes and are hilly, and Fort Tryon Park can be quite windy, so plan on wearing good walking shoes and bringing an extra warm layer.
To get to the start of the walk by subway: Take the 1 train to the 215th Street station in Manhattan. Walk North on Broadway to 218th Street and then West toward the Hudson River. Pass the Columbia University Stadium, Baker Field, on your right.
We will meet at the informal restaurant, Inwood Farm, 600 West 218th Street and Indian
Road, at 11 am.
Road, at 11 am.
Fort Tryon Park ends at 187th Street and Fort Washington Avenue. City buses start there
and end up quite far downtown. The A train station is right at the Park entrance; the 1 train
station can be found at 190th Street and Broadway.
and end up quite far downtown. The A train station is right at the Park entrance; the 1 train
station can be found at 190th Street and Broadway.
Leader: Larry Budner, lbudner@mac.com. Email me for a fuller description of the outing.
