West Hills County Park
Jayne's Hill–Paumanok, 6 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Jayne's Hill–Paumanok, 6 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near Melville, NY. The route passes Toad Pond and Jayne's Hill before reaching Paumanok at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 286 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jayne's Hill–Paumanok, 6 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 173–395 ft
Out & Back · West Hills County Park
Trailhead: 40.80090, -73.42076
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 704 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sand Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftPass Toad Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftPass Jayne's Hill.
- 50 ftPass Paumanok.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Kissenge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Green Fence Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sand Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 704 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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