West Hills County Park
Alex's Trail–Blue Trail, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 44 min
Alex's Trail–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near Melville, NY. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi174 – 328 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80090, -73.42076
Nearest town Melville, NY
Directions
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Alex's Trail–Blue Trail, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 44 min
Elevation 173–328 ft
Out & Back · West Hills County Park
Trailhead: 40.80090, -73.42076
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 704 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sand Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Alex's Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sand Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 704 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Walt Whitman Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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