West Hills County Park
Walt Whitman Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Walt Whitman Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in West Hills County Park near Melville, NY. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi161 – 312 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80090, -73.42076
Nearest town Melville, NY
Directions
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Walt Whitman Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 161–313 ft
Out & Back · West Hills County Park
Trailhead: 40.80090, -73.42076
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 704 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Walt Whitman Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Walt Whitman Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, 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
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 704 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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