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Saxon Woods

Google Satellite: The Hutch actually turns east-west for this stretch and that’s Mamaroneck Avenue going north-south to the right and I-95 leaving the shot half-way up on the right. The 3 golf courses in the center are, from the bottom, Winged Foot, Quaker Ridge, and Saxon Woods.


This is two distinct but connected trails. One is on the western side of the Hutch north of Mamaroneck Road. The other is on the eastern side of the Hutch. These are also covered in Eric Turkewitz’s Green Loop, or Colonial Greenway Trail Loop. They continue to North Street (the Hutch exit north of Mamaroneck Avenue) but I’ve never made it that far and I don’t know how to get across Mam’k Ave.

Saxon Woods Park: West

Of the two options here, the smoothest part is to the west of the Hutch. The map is oriented with West to the top. This is a pretty straight-forward trail, which is also a bridle path, so be aware of horses. You get to the trail itself by following the path between the Hutch and the golf club. While the trail seems complicated on the map, I’ve yet to get lost there. Parking is available at the golf course.

Saxon Woods Park: East

This is a very technical, rocky trail, with little climbs over rocks. It is a work-out, no matter how easily you plan on taking it. The entrance to the east trails is actually in the Weinberg Center There is a small parking lot. Basically just head in. You hit an open area with a small building and picnic tables and basically head to the right. Keeping right gives you a nice loop. The trick is figuring out how to get back to parking when you get back to the open area.

There is a connection between the two trails on the side closest to Mamaroneck Avenue, although some construction has made it impassable at times.

Mamaroneck Road to Mill Road

Both of the above trails hook down to the Twin Lakes/Nature Study Woods Trail via a trail on the east side of the Hutch. This is not an independent trail in that there’s no convenient place to start it. It has some treacherous footing stretches, although not like those at Saxon Woods East, so care is required. You have 2 major street-crossings (after Mamaroneck Road), Pinebrook Blvd. (where the trail drops dramatically on both sides), and Wilmot Road (where you must cross and go to your left to pick up the trail).