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West Hills County Park

Blue Dot Trail via Walt Whitman Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Blue Dot Trail via Walt Whitman Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near West Hills, NY. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 371 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Dot Trail 40.81259, -73.43597
Nearest town West Hills, NY
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Blue Dot Trail via Walt Whitman Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 228–369 ft

Out & Back · West Hills County Park

Trailhead: Red Dot Trail · 40.81259, -73.43597

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miReach Blue Dot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading SE.
  12. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-dot-trail-out-back-7-km-53ee

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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