West Hills County Park

Walt Whitman Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Walt Whitman Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near West Hills, NY. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 341 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81202, -73.43979
Nearest town West Hills, NY

Directions

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Walt Whitman Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 228–341 ft

Out & Back · West Hills County Park

Trailhead: 40.81202, -73.43979

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 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 surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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