Heckscher State Park
Post Office Road
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Post Office Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Heckscher State Park near Deer Run, NY. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 10 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.71159, -73.17565
Nearest town Deer Run, NY
Directions
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Post Office Road
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 5–11 ft
Out & Back · Heckscher State Park
Trailhead: 40.71159, -73.17565
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Post Office Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:20 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Heckscher State Park Beach–Heckscher Canal, 4 beaches 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Post Office Road 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Post Office Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Post Office Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Heckscher State Park Beach–West Beach, 3 beaches 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Heckscher State Park Beach–East Beach, 5 beaches 5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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