Westchester Wilderness Walk

From I-684, take Route 172 Exit. Follow Route 172 through Bedford and turn right at the gas station at Long Ridge Road. Drive 2.6 miles and turn left onto Upper Shad Road. The parking area is 0.3 mile from the intersection. 

No public transportation 

Destinations in Westchester Wilderness Walk have names to entice you to visit. Who could resist going to Jurassic Rock, Grand Stone Staircase, Layer Cake Rock or Lover Trees?. 

The trails travel up and down steps, across stepping stones, along a stream bed, adjacent to a wetland, and even along the top of a stone wall.

As a Westchester Land Trust board member, Paul Zofnass assembled 150 acres over the course of more than a decade to make Westchester Wilderness Walk. He conceived the idea, donated the initial properties as part of the Zofnass Family Trust, and convinced his neighbors to donate land or easements. He then designed and financed the trail system.