West Hills County Park
Toad Pond–Blue Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Toad Pond–Blue Trail, 4 sights is a 5.1-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 403 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi161 – 371 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Dot Trail 40.81259, -73.43597
Nearest town West Hills, NY
Directions
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Toad Pond–Blue Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 161–369 ft
Out & Back · West Hills County Park
Trailhead: Red Dot Trail · 40.81259, -73.43597
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Sand Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftPass Toad Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Toad Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Sand Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Main Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Red Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Red Dot Trail Trailhead
- Main Trail & Orange Trail via Walt Whitman Trail 3 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Walt Whitman Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 148 ft
- Walt Whitman Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Blue Viewpoint–Blue Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Blue Dot Trail via Walt Whitman Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 177 ft
- Toad Pond–Blue Trail, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 424 ft
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