Blood Root Valley
Heyerdahl Ruins & Loosestrife Swamp
2.3 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 52 min
Heyerdahl Ruins & Loosestrife Swamp is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Blood Root Valley near Richmond, NY. The route passes Loosestrife Swamp before reaching Heyerdahl Ruins at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 207 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Heyerdahl Ruins & Loosestrife Swamp
2.3 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 52 min
Elevation 140–228 ft
Out & Back · Blood Root Valley
Trailhead: 40.58480, -74.12520
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: Rockland Avenue & Nevada Avenue stop 595 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Heyerdahl Ruins, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: Rockland Avenue & Nevada Avenue stop 595 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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