After West Patent, NY 172 makes a bend to the southeast, returning to the dense woods, which soon gets split by residences on both sides of the roadway.

At the junction with Hickory Lane, NY 172 bends southeast, becoming a two-lane densely wooded street once again.

Near Appleby Road, this reverses as NY 172 starts evening eastward as a residential street.

Passing several ponds, the roadway enters the town of Pound Ridge at the shores of Blue Heron Lake.

Near the lake, NY 172 proceeds northeast as a two-lane residential street, soon bending eastward into the hamlet.