Richmond Parkway
Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Ohrback Lake, 8 lakes
2.4 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 56 min
Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Ohrback Lake, 8 lakes is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Richmond Parkway near New Dorp, NY. The route passes Turtle Pond, Altamont Pond, Loosestrife Swamp and 4 more before reaching Richmond Parkway Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Richmond Parkway Viewpoint–Ohrback Lake, 8 lakes
2.4 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 56 min
Elevation 133–360 ft
Out & Back · Richmond Parkway
Trailhead: 40.58181, -74.12007
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: Richmond Road & Locust Avenue stop 494 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Turtle Pond.
- 50 ftPass Altamont Pond.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Ohrback Lake.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Pump House Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Hourglass Pond.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Stump Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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: Richmond Road & Locust Avenue stop 494 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Willowbrook Parkway–Loosestrife Swamp, 5 lakes 1.1 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Buck’s Hollow–La Tourette Park Viewpoint, 5 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Loosestrife Swamp–Walker Pond, 5 lakes 6.4 mi · ▲ 685 ft
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