The Wilds of Manhattan: Fort Tryon & Inwood Hill Parks + Local Neighborhoods

This is the 2nd in a series of four autumn walks to celebrate autumn in our city's parks.

RSVPs open on Tuesday, October 6th at 8:00pm. Space is set aside for new group members, first and 2nd timers who land on the waiting list. Email me at hankorenstein@gmail.com to request a spot once on the waiting list. Please no repeaters if you been on this walk in prior years.

This event is free with a welcome donation to your organizer/guide at the end via cash, Venmo or Zelle.

To Bring: Snacks, water to drink,easy-to-eat lunch if you like, a hat for the sun. Wear sturdy footwear. Please be fit enough to walk up and and down hills and stairs. Estimated walking distance is 6 miles. We will have several breaks, including a sit-down break and an additional an addiitonal break with restrooms later in the tour. Tour ends on Broadway at 211th Street convenient to both the A train (207th Street station), and the #1 at 215th Street. *Optional afterparty for a drink and/or dinner after the last portion of the walk in Inwood.*

Finding our Meeting Place: Take the A train to 190th Street. Take the elevator up to Fort Washington Avenue and Cabrini Boulevard. Once outside cross the streetand walk about one block south along the wall and to the left of the bus stop. Follow the wall until to reach the entrance to Mother Cabrini's Shrine. Address is 701 Fort Washington Ave. There are decent restrooms inside and I will standing across the street from the subway exit to direct you.

Walk Description: After a short and informative visit to the pleasant Hudson Heights section of Washington Heights, we'll traverse Fort Tryon and Inwood Hill parks, two of NYC's most beautiful green spaces. Fort Tryon Park, features the lovely heather gardens and glorious Hudson River views and of the cliffs of the Palisades of New Jersey. We'll pass by The Cloisters, the Medieval Art branch of the Metropolitan Museum of art. The building itself is amazing: an assemblage of 13th century French and Spanish cathedrals.

Inwood Park features rugged, almost primeval terrain, caves and rock shelters once used by American Indians, and the last remaining salt marsh on Manhattan. Along the way, we’ll learn about the history and evolution of the Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods which border the parks and take in some distinctive residential architecture from medieval to art deco. We'll also pass by the last remaining farmhouse in Manhattan and experience a bit of the residential section of Inwood and its art deco apartment buildings.

Tour ends on Broadway in Inwood very convenient to the A and #1 subways.

Cheers from Hank 646-596-3005