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Rockwood Hall Trail. Easy • 4.6 (1481) Rockefeller State Park Preserve. Photos (1,283) Directions. Print/PDF map. Share. More. Length 3.5 miElevation gain 242 ftRoute type Loop. Try this 3.5-mile loop trail near Sleepy Hollow, New York. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 h 15 min to complete.
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- Rockwood Hall, Pocantico River, and Old Croton Aqueduct Loop
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22 reviews. #5 of 14 things to do in Sleepy Hollow. Parks. Write a review. What people are saying. By KDAA. “ Beautiful location with interesting history ” Oct 2022. I recommend that before you go here, you read up on the history of Rockwood Hall (once a beautiful Rockefeller estate).
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Easy. Areas. NY. …Westchester County. …Sleepy Hollow. Rockwood Hall State Park. Explore in 3D. Now available in onX Backcountry Mobile apps! “ See the foundation of Rockefeller's old mansion and lovely views of the Hudson on a short loop trail.
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Rockefeller State Park Preserve offers quiet countryside walks of all lengths through forested hills and valleys surrounding sunlit pastoral fields. Thirty miles north of New York City, the property is the former Pocantico Hills and Rockwood Hall country estates of John D. Rockefeller family and William Rockefeller. Since 1983, the Rockefeller Fami...
The Preserve is primarily hardwood forest dominated by huge oak, tulip poplar, maple, and beech trees. The forests, fields, streams, and wetlands support a high diversity of native species of resident and migratory birds, mammals, insects, amphibians, reptiles, fish and aquatic species, some of which are in decline and now uncommon in Westchester C...
Rockwood Hall is a distinct bucolic section of the Preserve with commanding views of the Hudson River and Palisade Cliffs. Between 1886 and 1922, William Rockefeller's estate was 1000 acres with a 202-room mansion, a working farm, and a landscape designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, father of American landscape design. While the house and buildings a...
While in the preserve, stop in the Preserve's Gallery by the entrance where rotating exhibits feature contemporary art and natural history exhibits. In the entrance courtyard between the Gallery and Preserve office is the Tree Peony Garden.
Please Note: Bicycles, mechanized vehicles, drones, metal detectors, snowmobiling, camping, and open fires are strictly prohibited. Dogs must be leashed.
From NYC by train: Metro North Hudson Line to the Tarrytown Station. From there you can take a short taxi ride from train station to the Preserve Office on Rt. 117 in Pleasantville. At the Preserve Office you can obtain a map and other important area information.
Household pets only; must be on a leash not more that 10 feet long. Pets are not permitted in buildings.
Oct 15, 2016 · October 15, 2016 – Sleepy Hollow, NY. Difficulty: easy. Length: approximately 2.5 miles. Route type: circuit. Map: Rockefeller State Park. Rockwood Hall is the site of the former summer home of William Rockefeller (1841-1922), brother of John D. Rockefeller. In 1886, he purchased Rockwood, a 200-acre estate, and built Rockwood Hall, a mansion ...
Rockwood Hall 1 Rockwood Road, Sleepy Hollow, NY, United States. Come run the Pocantico Hills Marathon or Half Marathon in Rockwood Hall portion of Rockefeller State Park Preserve! These single loop courses are rolling and hilly with views of the Hudson River and Palisades.
