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Willowbrook Park

Loosestrife Swamp–Walker Pond, 4 lakes

7.4 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Loosestrife Swamp–Walker Pond, 4 lakes is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Willowbrook Park near Bulls Head, NY. The route passes Loosestrife Swamp, Walker Pond and Turtle Pond before reaching Altamont Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 524 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 243 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Eton Place 40.60400, -74.15936
Nearest town Bulls Head, NY
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Loosestrife Swamp–Walker Pond, 4 lakes

7.4 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 32–244 ft

Out & Back · Willowbrook Park

Trailhead: Eton Place · 40.60400, -74.15936

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

Transit-accessible: Victory Boulevard & Goller Place stop 404 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 350 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 250 ftPass Walker Pond.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftPass Turtle Pond.
  18. 50 ftPass Altamont Pond.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftReach Loosestrife Swamp, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  32. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  37. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  38. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  39. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  40. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  41. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  42. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  43. 2.1 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/loosestrife-swamp-loosestrife-swamp-out-back-8-lakes

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Victory Boulevard & Goller Place stop 404 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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