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West Hills County Park

Walt Whitman Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Walt Whitman Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near West Hills, NY. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 325 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81104, -73.43831
Nearest town West Hills, NY
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Walt Whitman Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 228–326 ft

Out & Back · West Hills County Park

Trailhead: 40.81104, -73.43831

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn 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 SE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 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/walt-whitman-trail-out-back-5-km-1186

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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  • Toilets at the trailhead

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