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Blood Root Valley

Heyerdahl Ruins–Ohrback Lake, 4 lakes

3.6 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Heyerdahl Ruins–Ohrback Lake, 4 lakes is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Blood Root Valley near Willowbrook, NY. The route passes Ohrback Lake, Pump House Pond and Loosestrife Swamp before reaching Heyerdahl Ruins at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 261 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 285 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59548, -74.12503
Nearest town Willowbrook, NY
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Heyerdahl Ruins–Ohrback Lake, 4 lakes

3.6 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 140–287 ft

Out & Back · Blood Root Valley

Trailhead: 40.59548, -74.12503

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

Transit-accessible: Brielle Avenue & Mountainview Avenue stop 331 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftPass Ohrback Lake.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miPass Pump House Pond.
  10. 50 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 350 ftReach Heyerdahl Ruins, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/heyerdahl-ruins-ohrback-lake-out-back-6-lakes

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Brielle Avenue & Mountainview Avenue stop 331 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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