Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Ohrback Lake, 9 lakes
7.4 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Ohrback Lake, 9 lakes is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in La Tourette Park near Staten Island, NY. The route passes Mill Pond, Town Pond, Loosestrife Swamp and 4 more before reaching Richmond Parkway Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 731 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Ohrback Lake, 9 lakes
7.4 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 6–360 ft
Out & Back · La Tourette Park
Trailhead: La Tourette Park Greenway · 40.57307, -74.14819
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: Arthur Kill Road & Center Street stop 187 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on La Tourette Park Greenway, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 50 ftPass Town Pond.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
- 150 ftPass Ohrback Lake.
- 350 ftPass Pump House Pond.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Hourglass Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Stump Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Richmond Parkway Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Arthur Kill Road & Center Street stop 187 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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