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Franklin Pond–CLIMB Black Trail "Orange Blazes", 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Franklin Pond–CLIMB Black Trail "Orange Blazes", 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Trail View State Park near Cold Spring Harbor, NY. The route reaches Franklin Pond. It climbs 460 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 240 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Daniel P. Davison Trail 40.85735, -73.45336
Nearest town Cold Spring Harbor, NY
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Franklin Pond–CLIMB Black Trail "Orange Blazes", 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 49–238 ft

Out & Back · Trail View State Park

Trailhead: Daniel P. Davison Trail · 40.85735, -73.45336

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: Cold Spring Harbor stop 660 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto West Loop Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miPass Franklin Pond.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Sierra Club Loop, heading SW.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto CLIMB Black Trail "Orange Blazes", heading NW.
  11. 450 ftSharp right onto CLIMB Blue Trail, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftReach Franklin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftSharp left onto CLIMB Black Trail "Orange Blazes", heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftTurn right onto Old Sierra Club Loop, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.4 miBear right onto West Loop Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/franklin-pond-franklin-pond-out-back-3-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cold Spring Harbor stop 660 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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