20 Mile Bronx to Battery Park Hike Route
  1. Start at W 231st St and Broadway in the Bronx.
  2. Head south on Broadway, 6 blocks to the Broadway Bridge.
  3. Cross the Broadway Bridge.  S on Broadway.
  4. Head west on 218th St into the north end of Inwood Hill Park.
  5. Visit Shorakoppoch, the site where the Dutch bought Manhattan from the Native Americans
  6. Out of the south end of Inwood Hill Park.  Rest room break at Dyckman St (= 200th St) and Payson Ave.
  7. Bathroom break at this corner until 10:15 am to wait for latecomers.
  8. Down Payson Ave into Fort Tryon Park.
  9. Out of Fort Tryon Park on Fort Washington Ave.  Continue to 181St.
  10. Turn West on 181 St until it dead ends.
  11. North on Riverside Dr about 200 yards until the bridge.
  12. Take the bridge over the highway.
  13. Follow the foot path south under the George Washington Bridge.  Visit the Red Lighthouse.
  14. Down the shore of the Hudson to the restrooms at 148th St.  Rest room break.
  15. Down the shore of the Hudson a short distance to 145th St and Riverbank State Park.
  16. Climb 5 flights of stairs or take the elevator (if it works) up to Riverbank State Park.
  17. Out of Riverbank State Park at 138th St.
  18. Down Riverside Dr, over 125th St to the next park, into the park.
  19. Pass Memorial to General Grant.
  20. At north end of Riverside Church, take path down from Riverside Dr.
  21. Continue on path until 3-way fork -- take left fork up to 116th St.
  22. East on 116th St to the main gate of Columbia University. Through the gate.
  23. Group picture in front of Columbia Library.
  24. Out back gate of Columbia at 116th St & Amsterdam Ave.
  25. South on Amsterdam to Strokos Deli, have 30 minute lunch and use bathrooms.
  26. East on 114th St into Morningside Park, down stairs to pond through park toward south east corner of park on 110th St.
  27. 110th St east one block to Central Park. Into Central Park.
  28. Down Central Park to Columbus Circle.  Stop at rest rooms north of Columbus Circle.
  29. Through the southern edge of Central Park across to 5th Ave / 60th St
  30. East on 60th St to Madison Ave.
  31. South on Madison Ave from 60th St to 26th St.
  32. Into NE corner of Madison Square Park, through the park, 15 minute bathroom break, then out the SW corner to 23rd St & Broadway & 5th Ave.
  33. South on Broadway to Union Square, to the SE corner of Union Square.
  34. Down 4th Ave to Astor Place, spin the giant cube.
  35. East on 8th St to 3rd Ave, cross 3rd, 8th St becomes St. Marks Place.
  36. East a block on St. Marks Place to 2nd Ave.
  37. South on 2nd to Houston, cross Houston.
  38. South through Sara D Roosevelt Park to the end.
  39. West on Canal St until after crossing Bowery.
  40. South on Bowery to Bayard St. West on Bayard to Mulberry.
  41. Into Columbus Park, exit the park at Baxter & Hogan.
  42. South on Baxter to Worth.
  43. West on Worth into Thomas Paine Park. Exit the park crossing Centre St.
  44. South on Centre St to City Hall Park.
  45. Through City Hall Park, past the fountain, to Broaday.
  46. Cross Broadway.
  47. South on Broadway to Fulton.
  48. West on Fulton to Church.
  49. South 1/2 block on Church and enter WTC mall.
  50. Walk west through mall, under the Freedom Tower.
  51. Bathroom break at Brookfield Place.
  52. Out east end of Brookfield Place.
  53. South to Pumphouse Park.
  54. Visit piece of Berlin Wall.
  55. West to shore, south on Battery Park City Esplanade.
  56. Through south Cove Park, keep following the shoreline.
  57. South through Wagner Park.
  58. Enter Battery Park.
  59. Walk around the east side of Fort Clinton.
  60. Stand at the shoreline by the WWII memorial. Group picture with Statue of Liberty in the background.
  61. Through Battery Park to Staten Island Ferry. Up to upper level, final group picture.
  62. Continue on 4 blocks to a BBQ restaurant that does separate checks for dinner.