West Hills County Park
Walt Whitman Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 12 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 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi226 – 371 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Dot Trail 40.81259, -73.43597
Nearest town West Hills, NY
Directions
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Walt Whitman Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 228–369 ft
Out & Back · West Hills County Park
Trailhead: Red Dot Trail · 40.81259, -73.43597
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Red Dot Trail Trailhead
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- Walt Whitman Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 254 ft
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- Blue Dot Trail via Walt Whitman Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 177 ft
- Toad Pond–Blue Trail, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 424 ft
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