AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Planting Fields Arboretum

Yew Collection & Surprise Pool

2.2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 47 min

Yew Collection & Surprise Pool is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Planting Fields Arboretum near Upper Brookville, NY. The route passes Surprise Pool before reaching Yew Collection at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 220 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85088, -73.56210
Nearest town Upper Brookville, NY
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Yew Collection & Surprise Pool

2.2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 47 min

Elevation 149–220 ft

Out & Back · Planting Fields Arboretum

Trailhead: 40.85088, -73.56210

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftPass Surprise Pool.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftReach Yew Collection, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  16. 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 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/yew-collection-surprise-pool-out-back-4-km-1a06

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Hikes near Upper Brookville, New York