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

  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. 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miReach Blue Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 350 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.6 miBear right onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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