West Hills County Park
Toad Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 47 min
Toad Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near Melville, NY. The route reaches Toad Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi194 – 348 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80356, -73.42180
Nearest town Melville, NY
Directions
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Toad Pond–Blue Trail, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 47 min
Elevation 192–348 ft
Out & Back · West Hills County Park
Trailhead: 40.80356, -73.42180
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Green Fence Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Kissenge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Toad Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Kissenge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Green Fence Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 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
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Orange Trail & Sand Trail via Walt Whitman Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Blue Trail–Green Fence Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Walt Whitman Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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