Lenoir Preserve

This estate is absolutely beautiful and the trails are easy to maneuver. 2 parking lots with free parking and lots of space. Spent the afternoon walking the paths and enjoying the fresh air. So, quiet and peaceful walking through the woods and the birds chirping puts a nice touch to being out in natures garden.

Nice preserve with two convenient parking lots on north and south sides, three former estates were formerly located on premises: Lenoir (also known as Wightman House), Ardenwold Estate (Carriage House, aka Nature Center) and Fairlawn Estate (only stone walls and foundation remains). Takes less than an hour to hike the trails, very picturesque scenery in the fall.

Small, but enjoyable wildlife refuge in Yonkers. Special butterfly/hummingbird garden and occasional bird walks with guide. There's a nature center with a restroom. I've never seen many birds or butterflies, but I enjoy the quiet walks. Just found out they also run a preschool and the nature center and restroom and peace are unavailable while they're there. There is a portable toilet available outside.

Quite nice place to unwind see butter🦋 hustle sit let time past its walk path is good hear birds, see the oldest Tulip Tree ,next to Untemeyer Garden can go there too

A relatively short walk (~0.8 miles) - there is a paved path you can follow with various branching points. The unpaved paths are hard to follow, but since the place is contained, it's difficult to get lost. While Google maps currently lacks routes in the preserve, you can orient yourself with regards to landmarks. The castle ruins and the nature center are fun to look about