Todt Hill–Ohrback Lake, 7 lakes
7.4 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Todt Hill–Ohrback Lake, 7 lakes is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in La Tourette Park near Staten Island, NY. The route passes Loosestrife Swamp, Ohrback Lake, Pump House Pond and 3 more before reaching Priory Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 659 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Todt Hill–Ohrback Lake, 7 lakes
7.4 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 72–377 ft
Out & Back · La Tourette Park
Trailhead: 40.57322, -74.15392
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: Arthur Kill Road & Franklin Lane stop 564 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto La Tourette Park Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
- 150 ftPass Ohrback Lake.
- 350 ftPass Pump House Pond.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Hourglass Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Stump Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Priory Pond.
- 0.1 miReach Todt Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 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: Arthur Kill Road & Franklin Lane stop 564 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- La Tourette Park Greenway 2.4 mi · ▲ 148 ft
- New Springville Greenway via La Tourette Park Greenway 3 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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