West Hills County Park
Orange Trail & Red Dot Trail Loop via Walt Whitman Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 55 min
Orange Trail & Red Dot Trail Loop via Walt Whitman Trail is a 2.5-mile loop in West Hills County Park near Melville, NY. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi174 – 374 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange Trail 40.80132, -73.42280
Nearest town Melville, NY
Directions
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Orange Trail & Red Dot Trail Loop via Walt Whitman Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 55 min
Elevation 174–373 ft
Loop · West Hills County Park
Trailhead: Orange Trail · 40.80132, -73.42280
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
24% dirt4% gravel72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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