The Bronx River Pathway – An Alternative to Bronx River Parkway’s Bicycle Sunday
The Bronx River Parkway Bicycle Sundays have been very popular for years. A good portion of the Parkway is quite beautiful and for the most part it is a very easy ride.
But did you know you can ride your bike from Yonkers to White Plains every day? In the middle of the Bronx River Reservation is the Bronx River Pathway, which runs though the parkland for over 13 miles. This paved trail goes though woods, over bridges and streams and in some places (particularly Garth Woods in Scarsdale) quite rustic.
I have provided some information about the trail below, as well as a map for the entire route. Wear your helmet and have fun!
The Bronx River Pathway is located within the Bronx River Reservation, an 807-acre linear park created as an adjunct to the construction of the Bronx River Parkway that was opened in 1925. The parkway, which has the distinction of being the first parkway in the nation, extends 13.2 miles in Westchester from the New York City line north to the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla.
The Pathway consists of three paved segments: a one-mile loop near Oak Street in Mount Vernon; a 3.6-mile section from Palmer Road in Bronxville north to Harney Road in Scarsdale and a 5-mile section extending from Green Acres Avenue in Hartsdale to Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. Open to dusk daily.
