Sunset Park "How Sweet It Is" (Great Saunter Fall Challenge) at Green-Wood Cemetery

Sunset Park "How Sweet It Is" (Great Saunter Fall Challenge)

October 12, 2026 · 10:30 AM

Green-Wood Cemetery, 25th St. & 5th Ave., Brooklyn

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A guided walking tour of Sunset Park’s history and cultures, visiting Industry City, Sunset Park and Bush Terminal Piers Park before ending at Brooklyn Army Terminal; the six-mile route counts toward the Great Saunter Fall Challenge.

Explore Sunset Park’s history on a guided six-mile walk from Green-Wood Cemetery to Brooklyn Army Terminal, lasting nearly four hours at a moderate, not slow, pace.

**This will be a guided tour (with much commentary) which will explore the ethnically diverse, formally industrial neighborhood of Sunset Park in Brooklyn.** **Nearest Subway to our meeting location is the R** **Train 25th Street and Fourth** **Avenue Station. It is a short uphill walk to 25th** **Street and Fifth Avenue,** **where** **we** **will be gathering at the main entrance to the** **Green-Wood Cemetery** **Beginning at a world-famous necropolis and ending at the location where Elvis (and his tank) left for Germany, this tour will encompass the history and cultures of this fascinating section of Brooklyn. Highlights include Industry City, Sunset Park (the Park in Sunset Park), the Bush Terminal Piers Park and ending at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.** **Take the Great Saunter Fall Challenge, walk 32 miles over 16 days, starting October 3. To register and for further information please go to the Shorewalkers.org website. Help Shorewalkers support our parks by donating $10 to participate, with all fees going to the Riverside Park Conservancy. This will count for 6 miles of your total 32 miles.** **The closest Subway Station near the end point will be the 59th Street and Fourth Avenue Station of both the R and N trains.** **Will be walking at a moderate (not slow) pace. The walk will last close to four hours and will cover about 6 miles.

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