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West Hills County Park

Toad Pond–Blue Trail, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Toad Pond–Blue Trail, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near West Hills, NY. The route reaches Toad Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 424 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 371 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Dot Trail 40.81280, -73.43665
Nearest town West Hills, NY
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Toad Pond–Blue Trail, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 161–371 ft

Out & Back · West Hills County Park

Trailhead: Red Dot Trail · 40.81280, -73.43665

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading E.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 450 ftBear left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 500 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading S.
  16. 200 ftTurn left onto Sand Trail, heading N.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftTurn right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  21. 400 ftBear right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading N.
  22. 400 ftReach Toad Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 350 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  24. 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 200 ftBear right onto Sand Trail, heading SE.
  30. 100 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading SE.
  31. 250 ftTurn left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
  32. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  33. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  35. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  37. 350 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  38. 0.6 miBear right onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  44. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  46. 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/toad-pond-blue-trail-out-back-4-sights-8-km-3514

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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