Date visited: 9/10/2022

See Also: Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Croton-on-Hudson, Peekskill

The Westchester RiverWalk is a 50+ mile multi-use trail in Westchester County that runs along the east side of the Hudson River. It's not all complete yet, but 32.9 miles of it is open. We walked the section of the trail that the All-Trails app calls "Tarrytown Waterfront". This section runs from just north of the Cuomo Bridge to Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow. It's very popular and busy trail. Unfortunately a section of the trail in Sleepy Hollow was closed, and a make shift trail through a construction yard was created next to it. Obviously this section wasn't the best. Also, the lighthouse was under renovation, which was disappointing. The pictures below are from the Tarrytown section of the trail. The pictures from Sleepy Hollow can be seen here.

Date visited: 4/14/2023

This is a very nice park located right on the banks of the Hudson River that we visited while my wife was at a nearby shop. It offers some nice views of the river, as well as the Mario Cuomo Bridge which is just a bit north of the park. Looking south, you can actually see a faint outline of the New York City skyline. The only issue is parking. The parking policies are not that welcoming to non-locals. Parking is by pre-paid permit only most of the time. After 5PM during the week, you can use the ParkWhiz app to pay for parking, but it is a flat fee of $10.89 until 2AM. They don't have an hourly option. We were only going to be here for about a half hour, so I just didn't pay. The park is nice, but not worth a $10 fee, especially if you're only there for a short visit.

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Dates visited: 2/26/2023 & 4/28/2024

See Also: Eastchester, Yonkers, Scarsdale, North Castle, Greenburgh, White Plains

This multi-use trail extends 11+ miles from Kensico Dam Plaza in Mount Pleasant, to Bronxville NY, right by the New York City line. According to the Westchester Parks Website, this is one of the oldest linear parks in the country. We walked the northern most two miles from the dam to just over the White Plains city line (Four miles in total out and back). This section weaves in and out of four different towns, but we didn't take any pictures in the short Mount Pleasant section. The trail runs parallel to the Bronx River Parkway, which itself runs parallel to the Bronx River. It's very urban, as the parkway is always in eye shot and ear shot. We were visiting here visiting Kensico Dam Plaza, but walked the trail first while waiting for the sun to come out. It was very overcast when we arrived, and I wanted to save the Dam for when it was brighter so the pictures would look nicer. The sun did come out while walking on this path. One picture below is from a different section of the trail over a year later. The section between Scarsdale and White Plains, very briefly passes through the corner of Greenburgh.

Date visited: 3/16/2024

This isn't a great stretch of bike trail. We started at the trail head off Lawrence Street in the Dobbs Ferry section of Greenburgh. We headed north on the trail, which runs along side the Saw Mill Parkway. The trail is noisy, as the Saw Mill is directly to the west, and I-87 is to the east. There is a park that looked interesting about a mile and a half up the trail from where we started, but it was closed. I guess they demolished a dam and re-routed the river and built a new bridge, but the construction was not yet complete. Then shortly after the park, the bike trail was completely flooded. So we turned around and headed back. We wound up walking three and a half miles total here, and then found another place nearby to go.

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Date visited: 3/16/2024

This is a Westchester County Park in the village of Ardsley. It's a typical park with athletic fields, picnic areas and a playground. There is a paved walking path around the park. We also ventured across the street to another small area called Bicentennial Park. There was a shopping plaza near the park with some purple trees that had already bloomed (I think they are called Eastern Redbuds). This is a nice place to take the dogs for the walk if you're in the area.

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