Bethpage State Park
Broad Spring
5.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Broad Spring is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Bethpage State Park near Farmingdale, NY. The route reaches Broad Spring at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Broad Spring
5.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 73–138 ft
Out & Back · Bethpage State Park
Trailhead: 40.74359, -73.43499
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Broad Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Red Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Red Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Pink Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Nassau County Basin #441 via Orange Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Red Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Red Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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