DETAILS:
Park near 589 Van Duzer Street. The entrance is directly across the street through a door in a chain link fence. The park is open from Dawn to Dusk.
- Class II hike. Gain 225 feet in elevation. Wear hiking shoes or sneaks. Here is the map of the Serpentine Commons. This may be the only one on the net.
- Three trails, one is a the "9/10 of a mile" Orange trail with a spectacular view of NY Harbor and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The Red trail goes to Howard Avenue. We did not do the Yellow Trail.
- Takes about an hour or so to do the Orange Trail loop.
- The entrance fools you. There is no blaze and you think you need to go straight somehow. WRONG - MAKE A HARD LEFT and walk along the fence until you come up to the start of the ascent.
- Like anywhere in New York State, the state flower, POISON IVY is everywhere, so know your 100% ORGANIC, PURE AND ALL NATURAL TOXIC WEED.
- The Area is named for the SERPENTINE Rock formations in the area (see below)
- Enjoy the reward from the Orange Trail. - JA
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