Silver Lake Reservoir
1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min
Silver Lake Reservoir is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Silver Lake Park near Grymes Hill, NY. The route reaches Silver Lake Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Silver Lake Reservoir
1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min
Elevation 185–253 ft
Out & Back · Silver Lake Park
Trailhead: 40.62759, -74.09389
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: Victory Boulevard & Eddy Street stop 220 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Silver Lake Reservoir.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Silver Lake Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:04 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:24 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:52 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Victory Boulevard & Eddy Street stop 220 m from the trailhead
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