New Walkable Westchester Guide Now Available from the Trail Conference

New second edition covers more parks, more trails

Authors: Jane and Walt Daniels

The best guide to the Westchester outdoors just got even better. Walkable Westchester, the indispensable handbook to hiking, walking and exploring in Westchester County, is now available in a new second edition. Including more than 600 miles of trails in over 200 parks, preserves, and sanctuaries, it is the latest addition to the offerings of guidebooks and maps published by the Trail Conference.

This edition, at 448 pages, is bulging with new and updated information, including details on 26 new parks, 42 more miles of trails, and intriguing sidebars on history, lore and nature. There are plenty of new photographs, detailed maps as well as county locator maps, and driving directions with GPS coordinates.  Every park description has been updated and enhanced, all making for informative, yet delightful reading.

Walkable Westchester is the creation of Jane and Walt Daniels, Westchester residents who are long-time hikers, trail designers and builders, and open-space advocates. The original idea for the book came about when, unable to find a hiking guide exclusive to Westchester, they decided to create one themselves. They thought the task would involve about 70 to 80 parks and about 200 to 250 miles of trail. Eight years later, in 2009, they came out with the first edition and let readers in on a secret: there a lot of open public space in Westchester and, no matter where you live, some of it is close by. 

That first issue included more than 180 parks and preserves and described just under 600 miles of trails. This new edition updates these spaces and adds even more detail and history as well as more than a score of new parks and available open space, some not included in the first edition and others brand new public open space.

The book covers a wide variety of walking, from level, paved pathways to narrow woodland trails. The environments range from salt-water wetlands to rock outcroppings. So for any kind of walking in Westchester, whether a suburban mom looking for a paved path or a veteran hiker out for a day-long trek, this book is the perfect companion. It’s even fun reading on a treadmill.

Order your copy now on our website, Westchester.nynjtc.org, by phone (201-512-9348 ext. 11), or in our office.