La Tourette Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 361 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: La Tourette Park Greenway 40.57307, -74.14819
Nearest town Staten Island, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start on La Tourette Park Greenway, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Town Pond.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
  15. 150 ftPass Ohrback Lake.
  16. 350 ftPass Pump House Pond.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 350 ftPass Hourglass Pond.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miPass Stump Pond.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 250 ftReach Richmond Parkway Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  35. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  42. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Arthur Kill Road & Center Street stop 187 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead