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Bethpage State Park

Blue Trail–Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Blue Trail–Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Bethpage State Park near Farmingdale, NY. It is mostly level, with 32 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 144 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.73934, -73.45871
Nearest town Farmingdale, NY
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Blue Trail–Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 80–143 ft

Out & Back · Bethpage State Park

Trailhead: 40.73934, -73.45871

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 450 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  25. 100 ftBear left onto Yellow Red-Dot Trail, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  27. 450 ftTurn left onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  32. 1 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  38. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Red-Dot Trail, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  40. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 100 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  42. 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  43. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  46. 100 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  47. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  48. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  49. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  50. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  54. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  55. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  56. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  57. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  58. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  59. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  60. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  61. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  62. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  63. 450 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-9-km

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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