Alley Pond Park

Little Alley Pond via Vanderbilt Motor Parkway

3.6 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Little Alley Pond via Vanderbilt Motor Parkway is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Alley Pond Park near Queens Village, NY. The route reaches Little Alley Pond. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 203 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.73930, -73.73384
Nearest town Queens Village, NY

Directions

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Little Alley Pond via Vanderbilt Motor Parkway

3.6 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 85–203 ft

Out & Back · Alley Pond Park

Trailhead: 40.73930, -73.73384

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Union Turnpike & Winchester Boulevard stop 33 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miPass Little Alley Pond.
  3. 1.5 miBear right onto Cunningham Park Greenway, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach Little Alley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, heading N.
  6. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Union Turnpike & Winchester Boulevard stop 33 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead