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Bethpage State Park

Broad Spring via Pink Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Broad Spring via Pink Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Bethpage State Park near Old Bethpage, NY. The route reaches Broad Spring at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 144 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75382, -73.46481
Nearest town Old Bethpage, NY
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Broad Spring via Pink Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 114–143 ft

Out & Back · Bethpage State Park

Trailhead: 40.75382, -73.46481

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 at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Pink Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miReach Broad Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  33. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pink Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  37. 50 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/broad-spring-out-back-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 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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