Richmond Parkway
Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Ohrback Lake, 6 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Ohrback Lake, 6 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Richmond Parkway near Staten Island, NY. The route passes Loosestrife Swamp, Ohrback Lake, Pump House Pond and 2 more before reaching Richmond Parkway Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 431 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Ohrback Lake, 6 lakes
5 mi · ▲ 431 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 140–360 ft
Out & Back · Richmond Parkway
Trailhead: La Tourette Park Greenway · 40.58845, -74.14575
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: Forest Hill Road & Rockland Avenue stop 43 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on La Tourette Park Greenway, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
- 150 ftPass Ohrback Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Pump House Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Hourglass Pond.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Stump Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Richmond Parkway Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Forest Hill Road & Rockland Avenue stop 43 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from La Tourette Park Greenway Trailhead
- Buck’s Hollow via La Tourette Park Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Mill Pond–Town Pond, 3 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- La Tourette Park Greenway & New Springville Greenway 4.8 mi · ▲ 185 ft
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