West Hills County Park

Main Trail–Sand Trail, 3 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Main Trail–Sand Trail, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near West Hills, NY. It climbs 358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 312 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.79607, -73.44654
Nearest town West Hills, NY

Directions

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Main Trail–Sand Trail, 3 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 161–313 ft

Out & Back · West Hills County Park

Trailhead: 40.79607, -73.44654

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 500 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Sand Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Main Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sand Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftReach Walt Whitman Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sand Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading N.
  24. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Sand Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Main Trail, heading S.
  27. 200 ftTurn left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
  28. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  31. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  35. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
  36. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
  40. 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 surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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