Richmond Parkway
Todt Hill–Ohrback Lake, 7 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Todt Hill–Ohrback Lake, 7 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Richmond Parkway near Staten Island, NY. The route passes Loosestrife Swamp, Ohrback Lake, Pump House Pond and 3 more before reaching Priory Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 395 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Todt Hill–Ohrback Lake, 7 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 140–377 ft
Out & Back · Richmond Parkway
Trailhead: 40.58866, -74.13868
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: Seaview Hospital Entrance & Traffic Loop stop 611 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
- 150 ftPass Ohrback Lake.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Pump House Pond.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Hourglass Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Stump Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Priory Pond.
- 350 ftReach Todt Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Seaview Hospital Entrance & Traffic Loop stop 611 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- La Tourette Park Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- La Tourette Park Greenway 2.2 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Loosestrife Swamp & Altamont Pond 2.8 mi · ▲ 286 ft
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