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Bethpage State Park

Blue Trail–Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Blue Trail–Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Bethpage State Park near Old Bethpage, NY. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 141 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pink Trail 40.75337, -73.46441
Nearest town Old Bethpage, NY
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Blue Trail–Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 80–140 ft

Out & Back · Bethpage State Park

Trailhead: Pink Trail · 40.75337, -73.46441

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pink Trail, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear left onto Yellow Red-Dot Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading S.
  15. 1 miReach Pink Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  21. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Red-Dot Trail, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 100 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pink Trail, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftArrive 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/blue-trail-nassau-suffolk-greenbelt-trail-out-back-3-sights-5-km

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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