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Trail View State Park

Franklin Pond–Nassau County Basin #474, 4 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Franklin Pond–Nassau County Basin #474, 4 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Trail View State Park near Woodbury, NY. The route passes Nassau County Basin #474 before reaching Franklin Pond at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 560 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 308 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80474, -73.46503
Nearest town Woodbury, NY
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Franklin Pond–Nassau County Basin #474, 4 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 49–310 ft

Out & Back · Trail View State Park

Trailhead: 40.80474, -73.46503

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miPass Nassau County Basin #474.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Climb/Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  20. 450 ftTurn right onto CLIMB Blue Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  23. 1.7 miReach Franklin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto CLIMB Blue Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Climb/Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  27. 450 ftTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading W.
  29. 150 ftTurn left onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading SW.
  31. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  32. 450 ftContinue straight onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  34. 450 ftTurn left onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading S.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading SW.
  37. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  40. 150 ftTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  42. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Climb Blue MB Trail, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftBear right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading S.
  44. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/franklin-pond-franklin-pond-out-back-7-sights-14-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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