West Hills County Park
Blue Viewpoint–Blue Trail, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Blue Viewpoint–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near West Hills, NY. The route reaches Blue Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 369 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi161 – 371 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Dot Trail 40.81280, -73.43665
Nearest town West Hills, NY
Directions
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Blue Viewpoint–Blue Trail, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 161–371 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Blue Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 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
24% dirt76% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Red Dot Trail Trailhead
- Main Trail & Orange Trail via Walt Whitman Trail 3 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Walt Whitman Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Walt Whitman Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Walt Whitman Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 148 ft
- Walt Whitman Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Blue Dot Trail via Walt Whitman Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 177 ft
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