West Hills County Park
Orange Trail & Sand Trail via Walt Whitman Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 59 min
Orange Trail & Sand Trail via Walt Whitman Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near Melville, NY. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi161 – 325 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80356, -73.42180
Nearest town Melville, NY
Directions
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Orange Trail & Sand Trail via Walt Whitman Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 59 min
Elevation 161–325 ft
Out & Back · West Hills County Park
Trailhead: 40.80356, -73.42180
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 N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right onto Sand Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Sand Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sand Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 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
41% dirt59% 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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