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Willowbrook Park

Loosestrife Swamp & Altamont Pond

6.2 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Loosestrife Swamp & Altamont Pond is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Willowbrook Park near Bulls Head, NY. The route passes Loosestrife Swamp before reaching Altamont Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 479 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 249 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.60221, -74.15712
Nearest town Bulls Head, NY
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Loosestrife Swamp & Altamont Pond

6.2 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 36–248 ft

Out & Back · Willowbrook Park

Trailhead: 40.60221, -74.15712

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

Transit-accessible: Victory Boulevard & Goller Place stop 620 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.8 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 SE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 100 ftPass Altamont Pond.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  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 SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  33. 1.7 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-7-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Victory Boulevard & Goller Place stop 620 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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