Event
Yonkers First Day Hike
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Celebrate the New Year with an intermediate-level 2.5 mile hike through downtown Yonkers. Your guide, Liesbeth Drewes, will pay tribute to the Yonkers of old – the City of Hills. Explore the natural landscape hidden and revealed by Yonkers today. From Philipse Manor Hall, we'll head up the hill to the Old Croton Aqueduct, with stunning views of the Palisades and a bird's eye view of the meandering last leg of the Saw Mill River watershed before it enters the Hudson River. Hear a few fun facts about the changing cityscape around this river and some of its inhabitants, including what was once an island overrun with chickens! We'll return via the old town Getty Square, once the site of many watermills, and over the bridge to Manor House Square. Coffee, hot chocolate, tea will be served at Philipse Manor Hall afterwards. For parking and more information, visit https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events/first-day-hike-2024.
Registration: Not required
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