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Palisades Park (Visit this link)

Thirteen miles of preserved parkland offer biking, running, hiking, and walking paths with spectacular views of New York--just minutes from it. Accessible by car or cycle from the top of the island by crossing the George Washington Bridge to the Eastern shore of northern New Jersey. The Palisades Parkway, a forty-two mile scenic route north from Manhattan, offers a lovely drive through this park that Lawrence Rockefeller preserved as a way to introduce the concept of land conversation in America, to another wonderful hiking spot, Bear Mountain.

Palisades Interstate Parkway @ Exit 72

(201) 768-1360

Last Modified: Thursday Aug 21 2008

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Horseback Riding

Sadly, riding in the city is better done in the back of a taxi than atop a horse. You once would have (until the end of April 2007) seen riders in Central Park but time has brought an onslaught of potential hazards, from dogs and joggers in your path, to busy streets en route to the Bridle Path; in the end, city riding was deemed unsafe even for stalwart equestrians. There are a fair number of academies nearby, and we list them here if time allows you to investigate these options. We do wholeheartedly recommend the few remaining wonderful shops for the never-ending demands of tack and garb.

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