Directions to Spuyten Duyvil, Riverdale Start

From Manhattan via bicycle

West Side bike path to end. After the low steps, continue on sidewalk to intersection of Riverside Drive and Staff Street.
Left on Staff St to end
Right on Dyckman St
Left on Seaman Ave to end
Right on W. 218th St
Left on Broadway (under elevated tracks).
USE CAUTION crossing Broadway Bridge around expansion grating and mesh bridge deck, or walk bike on adjacent sidewalk.
Left on West 231st St to end
Left on Riverdale / Irwin Ave uphill
Continue straight uphill past Johnson Ave sign.
At 3-way intersection continue on Johnson Ave past blue apt building Continue on Palisade Ave (down hill and then back up) Right on Kappock St Right at park entrance at corner of Kappock St and Independence Ave

Subway

1 train to West 231st St station. Use service gate (see instructions on gate) to exit station with bicycle. This is a handicapped-accessible station with elevators on both sides.
Cross Broadway and ride west on W. 231st - then follow bicycling directions above from "Left West 231st St to end".

Alternate from Manhattan via subway - "A" train to 207th St (last stop).
Ride north on Broadway over Broadway Bridge. Follow bicycling directions above from "USE CAUTION crossing Broadway Bridge ..."

From northern New Jersey:
Take GW Bridge path. Take E. 178th Street to Broadway. Left on Broadway to Dykeman Street. At the end of Dyckman Street proceed to the right into Inwood Hill Park, follow park path straight into park, past ball fields. Cross bridge over Amtrak tracks (there are two flights of steps). Proceed along park path. Bear left at fork in path (don't go under highway). At next fork in path bear right (uphill, steep climb). Cross Henry Hudson Bridge (on sidewalk, FOR DETOUR SEE BELOW). Take a left onto Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road. Take a left and quick right onto Kappock Street (at the intersection of Independence Avenue). Enter Henry Hudson Memorial Park, follow park path to Parks Building (bathrooms).

DETOUR – Fewer Stairs:

Take the West Side Greenway to end (caution, there are shallow steps at end of Greenway). Go left at the bottom of the steps onto the sidewalk. Take a left onto Staff Street (caution, steep downhill). Take a right onto Dyckman Street. Take a left (north) onto Broadway. Cross Broadway Bridge (caution, dangerous grating on south side of Bridge roadway, you can also walk bike on Bridge sidewalk). Take a left onto West 230th Street. Take a left onto Irwin Ave (at end of West 230th St, uphill). Continue ahead uphill on Johnson Avenue. Take a sharp right onto Kappock Street. Follow Kappock Street uphill, thru underpass. Left into Henry Hudson Park just past Independence Ave intersection. Follow park path to Parks Building (bathrooms).

From Yonkers or Riverdale:

Take Riverdale Avenue to Henry Hudson Parkway service Road. Follow to Kappock Street. Bear right onto Kappock Street, the entrance is on your left.

By Metro-North:

From Manhattan or western Westchester:
Hudson line to Spuyten Duyvil. Ride (or walk) up STEEP hill to Palisade Avenue. Go left to Kappock Street, take a right. Henry Hudson Park start is on your right. (Don't go through the underpass.)

By Car:

[Note: free parking is limited here; garages are available]

From Riverdale or Western Westchester:
[Saw Mill Parkway to] Henry Hudson Parkway to Kappock Street. Follow service road, then bear right onto Kappock Street; the entrance is on your left.

From Manhattan West Side or New Jersey

[George Washington Bridge or West Street to] Henry Hudson Parkway north (Route 9A). Cross Toll Bridge ($2.00) Get off at first exit, Kappock Street. At light, make first legal U-turn. Go under the underpass on Kappock Street, the entrance is on your left.

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