La Tourette Park
Buck’s Hollow–Mill Pond, 3 lakes
5.3 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Buck’s Hollow–Mill Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in La Tourette Park near Staten Island, NY. The route passes Buck’s Hollow and Town Pond before reaching Mill Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 361 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buck’s Hollow–Mill Pond, 3 lakes
5.3 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 6–202 ft
Out & Back · La Tourette Park
Trailhead: 40.57687, -74.14534
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: Richmond Road & Saint Patrick’s Place stop 539 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Buck’s Hollow.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto La Tourette Park Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miPass Town Pond.
- 200 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 350 ftReach Buck’s Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Richmond Road & Saint Patrick’s Place stop 539 m from the trailhead
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