Discovering RiverWalk
The Hudson River begins in the Adirondack Mountains at Lake Tear of the Clouds in Essex County and stretches for 315 miles before pouring into the Atlantic Ocean in New York City. The views of this majestic river include narrow waterways in the northern counties to spectacular stretches bordered by the Palisades Cliffs and city skyscrapers.
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Currently, 51.5 miles along the Hudson are being reimagined as RiverWalk, stretching from the southern tip of Westchester in Yonkers to the top of the county at the Bear Mountain Bridge. Connecting 14 municipalities in Westchester, RiverWalk is part of the larger Hudson River Valley Greenway that begins in New York City and works its way through trails in the Hudson and Champlain valleys, all the way to Canada. “When completed, [Riverwalk] will link village centers, historic sites, parks, and river access points via a connection of trails, esplanades, and boardwalks. . . . RiverWalk is a work in progress that is being developed through a series of projects constructed by the county, local municipalities, and other entities, including private developers,” according to the Westchester County government website.
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More than 30 miles of the trailway are complete by connecting already available parks and public trails, including the Downtown Yonkers Waterfront, Scenic Hudson Park in Irvington, the Old Croton Aqueduct, the VA Hospital in Montrose, and Camp Smith Trails in Cortlandt.
Tarrytown has been adding to RiverWalk in pieces, with one section that was opened in 2010. This section, known as Scenic Hudson RiverWalk Park, is adjacent to Pierson Park. Like many of the other segments of RiverWalk, this was a collaborative effort between local government and outside agencies. The village and county worked with Natural RE/sources and Scenic Hudson to move an old asphalt plant and to turn the 5.2 acres into a public park that affords visitors proximity to the waterfront with views of the New York City skyline. The environmentally friendly park includes native plants, grass terraces, and lawns as well an esplanade along the Hudson.
One of the newest stretches of RiverWalk in Sleepy Hollow ties into the Tarrytown portion of the trails. The new trail, known as the Sleepy Hollow RiverWalk at Edge-on-Hudson . . .
Sleepy Hollow RiverWalk at Edge-on-Hudson Ribbon Cutting, October 31, 2022.
L to R: Village of Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray; Westchester County Legislator Margaret A. Cunzio; Biddle Real Estate Ventures (BREV) Managing Partner Peter Chavkin; NYS Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins; PCD Development Managing Partner Jon Stein, NYS Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti; Westchester County Executive George Latimer. (Courteesy of Margaret Fox Photography.)