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West Hills County Park

Blue Trail–Orange Trail, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Blue Trail–Orange Trail, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near West Hills, NY. It climbs 580 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 371 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Dot Trail 40.81280, -73.43665
Nearest town West Hills, NY
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Blue Trail–Orange Trail, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 146–371 ft

Out & Back · West Hills County Park

Trailhead: Red Dot Trail · 40.81280, -73.43665

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading E.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 450 ftBear left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 500 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Sand Trail, heading N.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.6 miReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.6 miSharp left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 200 ftBear right onto Sand Trail, heading S.
  29. 100 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading S.
  30. 250 ftTurn left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading SE.
  31. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  34. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  35. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  37. 350 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  38. 0.6 miBear right onto Red Dot Trail, heading NW.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  46. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-trail-orange-trail-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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