Hike to Drums Along the Hudson® 🌲 Inwood Hill Park
Details
Let's hike the trails of Inwood Hill Park, approx. 4 miles, en route to the 24th Annual Drums Along the Hudson® Native American Festival and Multicultural Celebration.
Meet: Sunday, June 7, 9:30 a.m., A train/Dyckman Street.
Anne Loftus Playground south of the triangle at Dyckman and Broadway. Walk through the gates and find us near the restrooms. The No. 1 (Dyckman Street stop) is three blocks east of our meeting place.
Course: From Broadway (originally the Native American Wickquasgeck Trail), we'll head into Inwood Hill Park, where we’ll spend our time hiking many of its trails. This very scenic hike will also cover some sparsely used older trails. Terrain ranges from paved walks to unpaved forest trails, with hills (some steep), and steps. Hiking poles could be helpful but are optional. Pace is moderate.
The walk will end as the Drums Along the Hudson® festival gets underway at 218th Street and Indian Road from 11-6, rain or shine, where you can enjoy:
- Drummers and dancers from around the world
- Pine tree planting ceremony
- Native arts and crafts (vendors)
- International cuisines
- Storytelling and children's activities
- Environmental tent
Restrooms: Please use the restrooms in Anne Loftus Playground before we start the hike. Other restrooms at the Inwood Tennis Courts and Inwood Nature Center.
Bring: Water, hat, sunblock, snacks. No break, but the hike ends as lunchtime approaches. BYO lunch or purchase at the event,
Return: A train Inwood-207th Street station; entrance at Broadway/Isham. Or, the No. 1 on Tenth Ave at 215th Street and 207th Street.
[In the event of rain, Drums Along the Hudson® goes on as scheduled, but perhaps without us; we'll decide.]
Contact (day of walk only): Christine Summerson 646 491-0764 or Steve Galla 914-953-2222. (Text preferred, but please ID yourself if texting.)
You may bring a guest but you must have them sign Shorewalkers' Waiver and Release via this link.