1
Cranberry Lake Preserve
Managed by Westchester County Department of Parks
163 acres5.7 mi of trail
Red TrailPurple TrailOrange TrailPurple Red TrailWhite Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · North Castle
North Castle, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of North Castle is conserved land, roughly 2,965 acres. There are about 29 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Cranberry Lake Preserve (5.7 mi), Eugene and Agnes Meyer Nature Preserve (5.2 mi), and Mianus River Gorge Preserve (4.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in North Castle, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
North Castle outdoors
Conserved land
18%
2,965 of 16,667 acres
Trails
29 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 20 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
17
242 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
8.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Eugene and Agnes Meyer Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
263 acres5.2 mi of trail
Cliff TrailYellow Trail (lower preserve)Red TrailRed Trail (ridge trail)Yellow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Mianus River Gorge Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
322 acres4.3 mi of trail
Old Growth Forest Trail (red)Old Farmland TrailTodd Pond TrailOld Growth Forest Trail (Red)Blue/Red Trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo Mianus River Gorge Parking
4
Betsy Sluder Nature Preserve
Managed by Town of North Castle
94 acres2 mi of trail
Red TrailGreen TrailYellow TrailBlue TrailWhite Trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Westmoreland Sanctuary
Nature preserve
119 acres1.6 mi of trail
Cole Kettle TrailHemlock Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Wampus Brook Park
Park
58 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Kensico Dam Plaza
Park
27 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 17 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 17 parks & preserves
Cranberry Lake Preserve163 acres · 5.7 mi of trail · Westchester County Department of Parks
Eugene and Agnes Meyer Nature Preserve263 acres · 5.2 mi of trail
Mianus River Gorge Preserve322 acres · 4.3 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Betsy Sluder Nature Preserve94 acres · 2 mi of trail · Town of North Castle
Westmoreland Sanctuary119 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Wampus Brook Park58 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Kensico Dam Plaza27 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Lombardi Park15 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Big Peninsula Unit294 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Louden Point Unit159 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Who protects the land
2,965 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 182 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 11 of 59 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes8.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis26
- Baseball18
- Soccer9
- Basketball5
- Football3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
North Castle and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Castle | 17.8% | 28.5 mi | 17 |
| Mount Pleasant | 21.1% | 76.3 mi | 21 |
| Harrison | 5.2% | 10.1 mi | 10 |
| Harrison | 5.2% | 10.1 mi | 10 |
| White Plains | 14.8% | 8.4 mi | 14 |
| Pound Ridge | 25% | 51.7 mi | 16 |
| Greenburgh | 10% | 74.0 mi | 46 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about North Castle's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 28.3-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.