GWB to Piermont or Nyack or Tarrytown (Strenuous)

A fast-paced walk across the GWB and north mostly on the Long Path to Piermont bus stop (about 19 miles), south Nyack bus stop (about 23 miles) or Tarrytown train station (about 27 miles).

You can RSVP here on Meetup but also please register on the AMC website in order to complete the required online waiver. It's quick, it's easy, it's free and you don't need to make an account or log in, just click this link to get to the hike listing on the AMC website and then click Register Now and follow the prompts GWB to Tarrytown

We will meet in the third floor waiting area of the George Washington Bridge Bus Station, cross the GWB, and walk north mostly on the Long Path past Allison Park, Rockefeller Lookout, Alpine Lookout, Palisades Park headquarters, State Line Lookout, Tallman Mountain State Park and
into Piermont, then take the Old Erie Path to the Cuomo bridge, then cross the bridge and end at the Tarrytown train station. (The Cuomo bridge is also known as the Tappan Zee bridge.)

If you want to stop at Piermont there are buses to the GWB bus station at 2:37 pm, which we probably won't make, or 5:37 p.m., which gives you time to eat. The Piermont buses do not go to the Port Authority bus terminal, only the GWB bus station. Fare $11.30, 62+ $5.65. Rockland Coach schedule: Rockland Coach Piermont schedule

If you want to drop out before Piermont, you will have to catch the Rockland Coach bus on Route 9, the link above lists all the stops and times and the bus stops are marked on the Palisades Park map which is linked below.

If you want to stop walking at the Cuomo bridge, you can take the eastbound Hudson Link H05 bus to the White Plains train station or the eastbound Hudson Link H07 bus to the Tarrytown train station. I will walk the bus riders to the eastbound bus stop after we stop at the bridge restrooms. The buses run about every half hour, fare is $2.75, 60+ $1.35, there are slow hard to read ticket machines at the bus stop which only take debit or credit or you can download the ticket app: Hudson Link ticket app the buses do not take OMNY card.

Return trains from Tarrytown at 6:02 express, 6:18 local, 6:51 semi-express. The parks and bars along the Hudson River in Tarrytown are a fun spot to watch the sunset, so if you are not in a hurry to get back to the city grab a seat somewhere and enjoy.

Here is a link to a map of the Palisades which includes the bus stops: Palisades Map

Here's an All Trails GPS track of my walk on April 11: GWB to Tarrytown

Here's a Google map: Google map

Meet: 8:30 am George Washington Bridge Bus Station, on Fort Washington Avenue between 178th Street and 179th Street on the top level, the bus waiting room. Take the A train to 175th Street and walk through the passage way into the bus station, or take the 1 train to 168th Street and transfer to the A train, or take the 1 train to 181st Street and walk over to the bus station. You can also access the waiting area from Broadway by taking the elevator in the lobby between 178th Street and 179th Street and then walking though the bus gate area.

Bring water, lunch, snacks, hat, sunblock, bug spray, layers. There is a good supermarket on the first floor of the bus station. Shorts and sneakers are ok, but you might prefer shoes or boots on the rocky parts and there will be ticks and poison ivy along the way so be careful. Hiking poles will be helpful on the hilly and rocky parts and on the stone staircase at the north end of Tallman Park.

We will take an early rest stop at a gas station along the parkway, then it will be 7 miles before our next rest stop at the Palisades Park Headquarters, which has water and restrooms and vending machines. We will stop for lunch at the State Line Lookout at 13 miles, which has a snack bar and rest rooms. There are additional restrooms in Tallman Park and at the Cuomo bridge.

Leader: Tom Bergen 917-727-5507 tom.bergen@yahoo.com