Pocantico Park
Managed by Village of Briarcliff Manor
64 acres1.5 mi of trail
Red TrailBlue TrailYellow TrailRed / Yellow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Briarcliff Manor
Briarcliff Manor has 12 miles of mapped trails, 1.9 for every square mile of land
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Pocantico Park (1.5 mi), Old Croton Aqueduct State Park (0.8 mi). 237 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #100 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
238 acres · of 6.0 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
237 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.7 mi paths
Highest peak
486 ft
Prospect Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Briarcliff Manor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Briarcliff Manor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Briarcliff Manor is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #100 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Briarcliff Manor’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (237 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 87%
Water is 12% of Briarcliff Manor’s area (1 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Pocantico Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Old Croton Aqueduct State Park
Park
10 acres0.8 mi of trail
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Pocantico Lake County Park
Managed by Westchester County
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Walter W. Law Memorial Park
Park
11 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Pocantico Park64 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Village of Briarcliff Manor
DirectionsOld Croton Aqueduct State Park10 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsWalter W. Law Memorial Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsPocantico Lake County Park26 acres · Westchester County
DirectionsHardscrabble Wilderness Area9 acres · Town of Mount Pleasant
DirectionsJackson Park1 acres
Who protects it
238 conserved acres
6% of Briarcliff Manor’s land. Water is left out: Briarcliff Manor has 6.0 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Briarcliff Manor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city237 ac
County29 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits19 ac
State parks11 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government8 ac
Local Park · 261 acUnknown Easement · 15 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 11 acLocal Conservation Area · 9 acConservation Easement · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Briarcliff Manor Land Local Park | Town or city | 84 | Unknown |
| Pine Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 72 | Open |
| Village Of Briarcliff Land Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Unknown |
| Pocantico Lake County Park Local Park | County | 29 | Open |
| Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 11 | Open |
| Hardscrabble Wilderness Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT Land Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Unknown |
| Chillmark Village Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Law Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
8 places to go in Briarcliff Manor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Swimming spots in Briarcliff Manor
1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Public pools in Briarcliff Manor
Briarcliff Swimming PoolIn Walter W. Law Memorial Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Briarcliff Manor
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Briarcliff Manor
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Peaks in Briarcliff Manor
Prospect Hill486 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.0 miUnpaved · 2.8 mi
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail1.0 mi
Kate Kennard Trail0.8 mi
Red Trail0.7 mi
Blue Trail0.4 mi
Yellow Trail0.4 mi
Red / Yellow Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
21Tennis
8Soccer
8Baseball
5Basketball
2Football
2Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Briarcliff Manor: April to June, August and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Briarcliff Manor →
Next door
Briarcliff Manor and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briarcliff Manor | 6% | 1.9 | 31 | 97% | A |
| Ossining | 9% | 1.6 | 14 | 98% | A |
| Mount Pleasant | 25% | 2.8 | 88 | 94% | A+ |
| Ossining | 12% | 1.6 | 5 | 99%+ | A |
| Clarkstown | 15% | 1.0 | 42 | 89% | A |
| Upper Nyack | 27% | 3.6 | 99 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Briarcliff Manor
Where can I hike in Briarcliff Manor?
The longest trail networks: Pocantico Park, 1.5 miles; Old Croton Aqueduct State Park, 0.8 miles; Walter W. Law Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Briarcliff Manor is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Briarcliff Manor’s trails?
Pocantico Park and Old Croton Aqueduct State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Briarcliff Manor?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Briarcliff Manor?
33,352 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Briarcliff Manor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 237 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Briarcliff Manor have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #100 of 758 in New York. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Briarcliff Manor neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →