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 […]
Distance: about 3-3.5 miles Time: about 2 hours Not qualifying We’ll take a short ferry ride to a 172 acre island located a few hundred yards off lower Manhattan to walk Governors Island. The walk will take us through natural areas, along former Coast Guard housing, and up a very small (70’) hill to great […]
Founded in 1923, the Nawakwa Outdoor Association of New York, Inc. is a membership organization dedicated to the enjoyment of the outdoors through hiking, walking, camping, swimming, skiing, sailing, canoeing, and kayaking, and to the conservation and preservation of our wilderness, particularly the mountains, lakes, trails, and camping areas of the metropolitan New York region.
