paved trail along Saw Mill River Parkway Yonkers to Armonk
03-08-10, 03:07 PM
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paved trail along Saw Mill River Parkway Yonkers to Armonk
this past weekend I drove North from Yonkers up to Armonk and used the saw Mill River Parkway. I spotted a very attractive paved rail? trail that seemed to go on forever. there was quite a bit of wind damage from the recent storms down there and there is going to have to be some clean up work done.
is anyone familiar with this trail? I don't know the exact town I first noticed it, and after many many miles I lost track of it in the woods so I don't know exactly how far it went
last summer someone told me about a trail that started up in Yorktown heights area - but I don't think this is part of that.
is anyone familiar with this trail? I don't know the exact town I first noticed it, and after many many miles I lost track of it in the woods so I don't know exactly how far it went
last summer someone told me about a trail that started up in Yorktown heights area - but I don't think this is part of that.
03-08-10, 05:20 PM
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Alongside the SMP, between Toissant Ave. (just north of Tuckahoe Rd. in Yonkers and Rt 119 in Elmsford, is the Westchester County - South County Trail. A rails-to-trail on the right of way of the old Putnam Railroad. Total distance one-way on the SCT is 7.5 miles.
North of Elmsford it becomes the North County Trail from Warehouse Lane in Elmsford, to the Putnam/Westchester border, where it becomes the Putnam RailTrail to Carmel. Eventually being extended to Brewster.
NCT from Warehouse Lane to Eastview at Old Saw Mill Rd. is 3 miles one way, then another 21.5 to the Putnam County line and PCRT, then another 1.5 to Mahopac, and another 5.5 to Carmel, so total distance from Warehouse Lane to Carmel - around 30 miles one way.
Never done it, but I think the total one-way distance for SCR and NCT, plus PCRT is 40 miles.
Do a google for North County Trail and South County Trail
North of Elmsford it becomes the North County Trail from Warehouse Lane in Elmsford, to the Putnam/Westchester border, where it becomes the Putnam RailTrail to Carmel. Eventually being extended to Brewster.
NCT from Warehouse Lane to Eastview at Old Saw Mill Rd. is 3 miles one way, then another 21.5 to the Putnam County line and PCRT, then another 1.5 to Mahopac, and another 5.5 to Carmel, so total distance from Warehouse Lane to Carmel - around 30 miles one way.
Never done it, but I think the total one-way distance for SCR and NCT, plus PCRT is 40 miles.
Do a google for North County Trail and South County Trail
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ah ha! thanks.
yes, that came up yesterday. thanks
they have a lot of cleanup to do!
yes, that came up yesterday. thanks
they have a lot of cleanup to do!
03-09-10, 06:53 AM
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Wait a second...
I don't think the trail the OP is describing is the North/South County. I've seen the one along the Saw Mill, too - and I've ridden the entire North/South County. Never, as far as I know, does the N/S County skirt the Saw Mill.
Can anybody else shed some light on this?
I don't think the trail the OP is describing is the North/South County. I've seen the one along the Saw Mill, too - and I've ridden the entire North/South County. Never, as far as I know, does the N/S County skirt the Saw Mill.
Can anybody else shed some light on this?
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Wait a second...
I don't think the trail the OP is describing is the North/South County. I've seen the one along the Saw Mill, too - and I've ridden the entire North/South County. Never, as far as I know, does the N/S County skirt the Saw Mill.
Can anybody else shed some light on this?
I don't think the trail the OP is describing is the North/South County. I've seen the one along the Saw Mill, too - and I've ridden the entire North/South County. Never, as far as I know, does the N/S County skirt the Saw Mill.
Can anybody else shed some light on this?
https://www.nycbikemaps.com/maps/nort...ways-bike-map/
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sure looks like it to me.
I remember seeing one tree that was down that was so big and because of the sloping terrain at that point; I would be hard pressed to even portage by bike around the obstacle. I saw a crew working hard to clear more downed trees along the highway and I doubt any attention at all has been put to the bike trail. I even saw one car that may have hit some debris that was hanging into a southbound travel lane and there was a wrecker; a cruiser and a fire truck on the highway.
I remember seeing one tree that was down that was so big and because of the sloping terrain at that point; I would be hard pressed to even portage by bike around the obstacle. I saw a crew working hard to clear more downed trees along the highway and I doubt any attention at all has been put to the bike trail. I even saw one car that may have hit some debris that was hanging into a southbound travel lane and there was a wrecker; a cruiser and a fire truck on the highway.
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anyone know anything about the Touissant Ave access point? any parking? nearby?
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"Wait a second...
I don't think the trail the OP is describing is the North/South County. I've seen the one along the Saw Mill, too - and I've ridden the entire North/South County. Never, as far as I know, does the N/S County skirt the Saw Mill.
Can anybody else shed some light on this?"
The SCT is right alongside the SMP from about Barney St. north to Ardsley/Ashford Ave. Give it a view on Google/Maps and you'll see what I mean. As you ride the SCT you see cars and at some of the road crossings you have to be very careful to watch for cars exiting off the parkway, as the path is right next to the parkway.
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I don't think the trail the OP is describing is the North/South County. I've seen the one along the Saw Mill, too - and I've ridden the entire North/South County. Never, as far as I know, does the N/S County skirt the Saw Mill.
Can anybody else shed some light on this?"
The SCT is right alongside the SMP from about Barney St. north to Ardsley/Ashford Ave. Give it a view on Google/Maps and you'll see what I mean. As you ride the SCT you see cars and at some of the road crossings you have to be very careful to watch for cars exiting off the parkway, as the path is right next to the parkway.
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