West Hills County Park
Walt Whitman Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Walt Whitman Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near Melville, NY. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 312 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange Trail 40.80132, -73.42280
Nearest town Melville, NY
Directions
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Walt Whitman Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 180–313 ft
Out & Back · West Hills County Park
Trailhead: Orange Trail · 40.80132, -73.42280
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Blue Viewpoint–Blue Trail, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Orange Trail & Red Dot Trail Loop via Walt Whitman Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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