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Blood Root Valley

Loosestrife Swamp & Altamont Pond

3.1 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Loosestrife Swamp & Altamont Pond is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Blood Root Valley near Willowbrook, NY. The route passes Loosestrife Swamp before reaching Altamont Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 236 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59130, -74.13897
Nearest town Willowbrook, NY
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Loosestrife Swamp & Altamont Pond

3.1 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 140–238 ft

Out & Back · Blood Root Valley

Trailhead: 40.59130, -74.13897

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

Transit-accessible: Brielle Avenue & Sea View Home stop 477 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 350 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftPass Altamont Pond.
  18. 250 ftReach Loosestrife Swamp, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  29. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  33. 50 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-5-km

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Brielle Avenue & Sea View Home stop 477 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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