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Willowbrook Park

Willowbrook Parkway–Loosestrife Swamp, 5 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Willowbrook Parkway–Loosestrife Swamp, 5 lakes is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Willowbrook Park near Bulls Head, NY. The route passes Loosestrife Swamp, Walker Pond, Turtle Pond and Altamont Pond before reaching Willowbrook Parkway at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 606 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 243 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Eton Place 40.60400, -74.15936
Nearest town Bulls Head, NY
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Willowbrook Parkway–Loosestrife Swamp, 5 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 32–244 ft

Out & Back · Willowbrook Park

Trailhead: Eton Place · 40.60400, -74.15936

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Transit-accessible: Victory Boulevard & Goller Place stop 404 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 350 ftPass Loosestrife Swamp.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftPass Walker Pond.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftPass Turtle Pond.
  21. 50 ftPass Altamont Pond.
  22. 0.2 miReach Willowbrook Parkway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  26. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  35. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  39. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/willowbrook-parkway-out-back

Trail surface

92% dirt3% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Victory Boulevard & Goller Place stop 404 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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