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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftBear right onto Sand Trail, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miReach Sand Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftBear left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 500 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading S.
  21. 250 ftTurn left onto Sand Trail, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 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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