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Strack Pond via Forest Park Multi-use Path

2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 44 min

Strack Pond via Forest Park Multi-use Path is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Forest Park near Woodhaven, NY. The route reaches Strack Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 184 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.69830, -73.86582
Nearest town Woodhaven, NY
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Strack Pond via Forest Park Multi-use Path

2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 44 min

Elevation 125–184 ft

Out & Back · Forest Park

Trailhead: 40.69830, -73.86582

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Transit-accessible: Myrtle Avenue & 81st Street stop 555 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miReach Strack Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/strack-pond-out-back

Trail surface

11% paved89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Myrtle Avenue & 81st Street stop 555 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Woodhaven, New York