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Prospect Park

Breeze Hill–Prospect Lake, 4 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 44 min

Breeze Hill–Prospect Lake, 4 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Prospect Park near Kensington, NY. The route passes Prospect Lake, Hammerhead Peninsula and Lullwater before reaching Breeze Hill at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 164 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65147, -73.97160
Nearest town Kensington, NY
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Breeze Hill–Prospect Lake, 4 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 44 min

Elevation 56–165 ft

Out & Back · Prospect Park

Trailhead: 40.65147, -73.97160

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Transit-accessible: Coney Island Avenue & Park Circle stop 119 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Prospect Lake.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftPass Hammerhead Peninsula.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miPass Lullwater.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Peninsula Trail, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lullwater Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miReach Breeze Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Peninsula Trail, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 250 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/breeze-hill-prospect-lake-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

63% dirt11% paved26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coney Island Avenue & Park Circle stop 119 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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