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Woodlawn/empire city
New York City, New York, USA

Woodlawn/empire city

Length4.3 mi
Elev. Gain298.5 ft
Est. Steps10000
Scenic views
Wild flowers
City walk
Off trail
No shade
Steep slope
Private property
Created by Amanda Rutkowski

Woodlawn/empire city Introduction

Woodlawn/empire city is a 4.3 mile (10,000-step) route located near New York City, New York, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 298.5 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Start on Webster/ Bronx river road and make your way through Yonkers to the casino where you walk along the service road of 87 and make your way to Mclean Ave

Attractions Near Woodlawn/empire city

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Hillview Reservoir

Place
The Hillview Reservoir is a 90-acre (0.36 km2) storage reservoir in southeastern Yonkers, New York. It was built within a six-year period from 1909–1915 by the New York City Board of Water Supply to receive water from the newly constructed Catskill Aqueduct, which drained water from the Ashokan Reservoir and sent it down into the Kensico Reservoir, where it would, in turn, be drained back into a continuation of the Catskill Aqueduct, and sent into the Hillview Reservoir.

Mount Vernon West station

Building
The Mount Vernon West station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in Mount Vernon, New York. It is the southernmost stop on the Harlem Line in Westchester County, New York. It is 13.1 miles (21.1 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time there is approximately 32 minutes.

Lincoln Park Jewish Center

Place
The Lincoln Park Jewish Center is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in 311 Central Park Avenue in the Lincoln Park section of Yonkers, New York. The originally Ashkenazi congregation was founded in 1938. Elliott Palais, a former president of the Lincoln Park Jewish Center said that the synagogue building "was designed by Eli Rabineau, the same architect who designed the Grinton I.

Saint Barnabas High School

School
Saint Barnabas High School is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school located in the Woodlawn section of The Bronx, New York. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

Wakefield station (Metro-North)

Building
The Wakefield station (also known as Wakefield–East 241st Street station) is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, serving the Wakefield section of the Bronx, New York City. It is the northernmost station on the line before it crosses the New York City limits into Westchester County, New York.

St. Barnabas' Church (Bronx)

Building
The Church of St. Barnabas is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Martha Avenue near East 241st Street in The Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in July 1910 by the Rev. Michael A. Reilly, separated from the Bronx parish of St.

Yonkers Raceway

Sports
Yonkers Raceway, founded in 1899 as the Empire City Race Track, is a one-half-mile standardbred harness racing dirt track and slots racino located at the intersection of Central Park Avenue and Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers, New York, near the New York City border. It is owned by MGM Growth Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International.

Woodlawn, Bronx

Place
Woodlawn, also known as Woodlawn Heights, is a predominantly Irish-American working class neighborhood at the very north end of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It is bounded by McLean Avenue to the north (slightly north of New York City's border with the city of Yonkers in Westchester County), the Bronx River to the east, Woodlawn Cemetery to the south, and Van Cortlandt Park to the west.

Lincoln Park Pedestrian Bridge

Tourist Attraction

Bethlahem Plaque

Historical
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

4.3 mi

Elev. Gain

298.5 ft

Est. Steps

10000
Created by
Amanda Rutkowski
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