Ohrback Lake–Hourglass Pond, 7 lakes
8.2 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Ohrback Lake–Hourglass Pond, 7 lakes is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in La Tourette Park near Grant City, NY. The route passes Stump Pond, Hourglass Pond, Pump House Pond and 4 more before reaching Mill Pond at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 894 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ohrback Lake–Hourglass Pond, 7 lakes
8.2 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 6–360 ft
Out & Back · La Tourette Park
Trailhead: 40.58933, -74.11279
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: Richmond Road & Hunter Avenue stop 740 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Stump Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Hourglass Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Pump House Pond.
- 50 ftPass Hourglass Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftPass Ohrback Lake.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto La Tourette Park Greenway, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Town Pond.
- 200 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 0.1 miReach Ohrback Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Richmond Road & Hunter Avenue stop 740 m from the trailhead
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