Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve
BJ's Way
5 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 46 min
BJ's Way is a 5-mile out-and-back in Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve near Terryville, NY. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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BJ's Way
5 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 82–210 ft
Out & Back · Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve
Trailhead: BJ's Way · 40.90259, -73.08058
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on BJ's Way, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto BJ's Way, heading S.
- 300 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from BJ's Way Trailhead
- BJ's Way 5.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway 7 mi · ▲ 291 ft
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