Manetto Hills Park
Walt Whitman Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Walt Whitman Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Manetto Hills Park near West Hills, NY. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi226 – 325 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.79607, -73.44654
Nearest town West Hills, NY
Directions
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Walt Whitman Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 228–325 ft
Out & Back · Manetto Hills Park
Trailhead: 40.79607, -73.44654
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 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
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Blue Dot Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Orange Trail via Walt Whitman Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Red Dot Trail via Walt Whitman Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Blue Viewpoint–Blue Trail, 3 sights 6 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Main Trail–Sand Trail, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Jayne's Hill–Paumanok, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 472 ft
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