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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Blue Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Blue Dot Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Walt Whitman Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Orange Trail via Walt Whitman Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Red Dot Trail via Walt Whitman Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Main Trail–Sand Trail, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Jayne's Hill–Paumanok, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 472 ft
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