West Channel & John Finley Walk
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
West Channel & John Finley Walk is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Long Island City, NY. The route reaches West Channel. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Channel & John Finley Walk
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation -50–77 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: John Finley Walk · 40.75958, -73.95780
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: York Avenue & East 60th Street stop 96 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on John Finley Walk, heading E.
- 50 ftPass West Channel.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto East Midtown Greenway, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto John Finley Walk, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto East 78th Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto John Finley Walk, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach West Channel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto East 78th Street Pedestrian Bridge, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto John Finley Walk, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Midtown Greenway, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto John Finley Walk, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: York Avenue & East 60th Street stop 96 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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