Lookout Hill–Prospect Lake, 3 sights
1.4 mi · ▲ 99 ft · 31 min
Lookout Hill–Prospect Lake, 3 sights is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Prospect Park near Kensington, NY. The route passes Prospect Lake and Hammerhead Peninsula before reaching Lookout Hill at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 99 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lookout Hill–Prospect Lake, 3 sights
1.4 mi · ▲ 99 ft · 31 min
Elevation 56–160 ft
Out & Back · Prospect Park
Trailhead: 40.65147, -73.97160
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: Coney Island Avenue & Park Circle stop 119 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Prospect Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Hammerhead Peninsula.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Lookout Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 500 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: Coney Island Avenue & Park Circle stop 119 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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