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Blood Root Valley

Loosestrife Swamp & Altamont Pond

2.8 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Loosestrife Swamp & Altamont Pond is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Blood Root Valley near Staten Island, NY. The route passes Loosestrife Swamp before reaching Altamont Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 286 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 249 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.58866, -74.13868
Nearest town Staten Island, NY
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Loosestrife Swamp & Altamont Pond

2.8 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 140–248 ft

Out & Back · Blood Root Valley

Trailhead: 40.58866, -74.13868

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Transit-accessible: Seaview Hospital Entrance & Traffic Loop stop 611 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 350 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftPass Altamont Pond.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftReach Loosestrife Swamp, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 500 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/loosestrife-swamp-loosestrife-swamp-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Seaview Hospital Entrance & Traffic Loop stop 611 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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