Originally Posted by
basketbro
yes, i've been up there recently. the section immediately preceding the bridge over croton reservoir is closed.
Thanks, good to know. Do you mean the section to the south, or the section immediately north (er, well, just north of the parking lot and road crossing just north of the bridge) where the storm-induced washout caused them to narrow the trail with a fence? (Or could be closed both side of the bridge - putting a higher railing on to deter diving/jumping was one of the listed projects, hope it doesn't completely spoil the view)
I get the sense there aren't a lot of simple detours in that area, fortunately a roundtrip to the bridge area and back to NYC is about the same distance as going on to Brewster if less enjoyable - the bridge, Yorktown Heights and the Putnam portion were always the motivations I'd look forward to.
Though actually if it's closed south of the bridge I'll probably just turn around at Briarcliff and not deal with the road portion...