Marble Hill

Week 43

New York Botanical Garden

This week we set about enjoying the New York's preeminent Botanical Garden! When we're not wandering the grounds, we'll be covering a lot of Bronx city life as well, hitting the Hudson River coast in North Riverdale all the way down to the tip of Hunts Point and the East River. Not included in this route are 3 miles reserved for daily garden browsing.

Neighborhoods Mt. Hope, University Heights, Marble Hill, Spuyten Duyvil, Riverdale, North Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, West Farms, Soundview, Hunts Point, Longwood, Mott Haven, Concourse Village, Mt. Eden

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Week 27

The Bridges of Upper Manhattan

Our walk this week traverses the many bridges that connect Manhattan to all parts east. Starting with the Ed Koch/Queensboro bridge, we snake through Randalls Island before systematically tackling the nine bridges that connect Upper Manhattan to the Bronx. Not included in this map due to route revision constraints are both the walk over the Third Avenue Bridge and the 2.5 miles from Henry Hudson Park to the train at 181st Street.

Neighborhoods Fort George, Inwood, Marble Hill, Washington Heights, Harlem, University Heights, Highbridge, Mott Haven, Randalls Island, Upper East Side, Yorkville, Roosevelt Island, Long Island City, Greenpoint, East Williamsburg, Bushwick

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