Ohrback Lake–Hourglass Pond, 8 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Ohrback Lake–Hourglass Pond, 8 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Richmond Parkway near Grant City, NY. The route passes Stump Pond, Hourglass Pond, Pump House Pond and 5 more before reaching Altamont Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 429 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ohrback Lake–Hourglass Pond, 8 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 128–360 ft
Out & Back · Richmond Parkway
Trailhead: 40.58744, -74.11386
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: Richmond Road & Lincoln Avenue stop 711 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
- 400 ftPass Ohrback Lake.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Walker Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftPass Turtle Pond.
- 50 ftPass Altamont Pond.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Ohrback Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Richmond Road & Lincoln Avenue stop 711 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Heyerdahl Ruins–Ohrback Lake, 6 lakes 5.1 mi · ▲ 601 ft
- Ohrback Lake–Hourglass Pond, 7 lakes 8.2 mi · ▲ 894 ft
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