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West Hills County Park

Jayne's Hill–Paumanok, 6 sights

2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 46 min

Jayne's Hill–Paumanok, 6 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near Melville, NY. The route passes Jayne's Hill and Paumanok before reaching Toad Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 394 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80356, -73.42180
Nearest town Melville, NY
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Jayne's Hill–Paumanok, 6 sights

2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 46 min

Elevation 192–395 ft

Out & Back · West Hills County Park

Trailhead: 40.80356, -73.42180

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 400 ftTurn left onto Green Fence Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading N.
  6. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miPass Jayne's Hill.
  8. 50 ftPass Paumanok.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftPass Toad Pond.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Alex's Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 450 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/jaynes-hill-paumanok-out-back-6-sights-3-km

Trail surface

54% dirt4% paved42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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