Granite Knolls Park

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The Giant Boulder
Park Overview:

The site of a former quarry and farm featuring glacial eractics.
Trail Uses:Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing
Dogs:Dogs on leash
Trail Miles:5 miles
Park Acreage:200 acres
City/County/
State:		Yorktown/Westchester/NY
Web Map:Free Granite Knolls Park map
Buy Book:Walkable Westchester - A Walking Guide to Westchester County, NY
Park Description:

The site of small scale quarry operations, Granite Knolls Park boasts a large glacier erractic aka the Giant Boulder. Almost house size, the Giant Boulder sits among pieces of rock split from its side. Along the ridge of the knoll are additional large rocks, not yet quarried. Other evidence of quarry operations are scattered through out the park included quarry pits, cables, and an old gear. The park is also former farmland.
Trails Overview:

A visitor to Granite Knolls will quickly notice there are two types of trails: woods roads and narrow windy trails. The latter with their undulating route will delight skilled mountain bikers. Hikers can use those same trails to visit many small quarries and traverse the top of the knoll which gives the park its name.

  • Arthur's Ramble - yellow - 0.5 mile
  • Bruno's Run E - red - 0.3 mile
  • Bruno's Run W - red - 0.3 mile
  • Boulder Ridge Trail -  blue - 0.9 mile
  • Circolara Trail - white - 1.2 miles
  • Giant Boulder Trail - blue - 0.3 mile
  • Granite Knolls Trail - green - 1.2 miles
  • Pond Trails - yellow - 240 feet
  • Starl Hollow Trail - yellow - 0.25 mile
  • Stony Street Trail - orange - 0.2 mile
  • Taconic Bridge Trail - pink - 1.1 miles
Directions:

Currently there is no parking at the park. The shortest access is from Woodlands Legacy Field Park. Take the Taconic Bridge Trail (pink) over the parkway from the ballfields parking lot, 0.2 mile. It is also accessible from the Yorktown Trailway. Enter at the end of Buckhorn Street in Shrub Oak and walk south one mile to the Taconic Bridge Trail. Follow the pink blazes into the park,
Contact Information:Yorktown Parks & Recreation Dept.
914-245-4650
Region:Westchester County
Fees:None
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