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Cunningham Park

Little Alley Pond via Vanderbilt Motor Parkway

5.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Little Alley Pond via Vanderbilt Motor Parkway is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Cunningham Park near Fresh Meadows, NY. The route reaches Little Alley Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 203 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.74338, -73.78121
Nearest town Fresh Meadows, NY
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Little Alley Pond via Vanderbilt Motor Parkway

5.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 49–203 ft

Out & Back · Cunningham Park

Trailhead: 40.74338, -73.78121

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

Transit-accessible: Horace Harding Expressway & Peck Avenue stop 166 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Cunningham Park Greenway, heading SE.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right onto Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 200 ftReach Little Alley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left onto Cunningham Park Greenway, heading N.
  6. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miArrive 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/little-alley-pond-out-back

Trail surface

70% paved1% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Horace Harding Expressway & Peck Avenue stop 166 m from the trailhead

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