Fort Washington Park Greenway
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 158 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Fort Washington Park Greenway is a short, easy mountain biking route in Fort Washington Park, a city-managed park in New York. The trail is about half a mile long, with a total elevation gain of about 29 feet, and it makes an out-and-back trip from the low point at about 8 feet to the high point at about 50 feet. The most comfortable months for a ride are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bronx run from highs around 72°F in May to about 77°F in September, with July the warmest at about 86°F. The Long Path - Section 1 hike starts about 0.3 miles away, and the Shore hike is about 0.9 miles off. Fort Tryon Park, a climbing area, is about 1.2 miles away, and the Bronx River Blueway offers paddling about 3.7 miles away.
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Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Fort Washington Park Greenway
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 27°
11 wet
Feb
43° / 29°
9 wet
Mar
50° / 35°
11 wet
Apr
61° / 44°
11 wet
May
72° / 55°
12 wet
Jun
81° / 64°
12 wet
Jul
86° / 71°
11 wet
Aug
84° / 69°
10 wet
Sep
77° / 62°
9 wet
Oct
66° / 51°
11 wet
Nov
54° / 41°
10 wet
Dec
45° / 33°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bronx, NY, 5.1 mi away at 39 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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