West Hills County Park

Blue Viewpoint–Blue Trail, 3 sights

6 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Blue Viewpoint–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near West Hills, NY. The route reaches Blue Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 388 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 312 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.79607, -73.44654
Nearest town West Hills, NY

Directions

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Blue Viewpoint–Blue Trail, 3 sights

6 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 161–313 ft

Out & Back · West Hills County Park

Trailhead: 40.79607, -73.44654

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miReach Blue Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  25. 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

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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