Caumsett
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Beach–Lloyd Point, 5 beaches
5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Beach–Lloyd Point, 5 beaches is a 5-mile out-and-back in Caumsett near Lloyd Harbor, NY. The route passes Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Beach and Caumsett Beach before reaching Lloyd Point at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Beach–Lloyd Point, 5 beaches
5 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 8–115 ft
Out & Back · Caumsett
Trailhead: 40.91769, -73.47310
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Caumsett State Park Entrance Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fishermans Drive, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Farm Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right onto Equestrian Loop 3, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Beach.
- 0.6 miPass Caumsett Beach.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Lloyd Point.
- 100 ftReach Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left onto Plank Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Loop 3, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Farm Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Fishermans Drive, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Caumsett State Park Entrance Road, heading S.
- 50 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 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Main Drive PL1 & West Perimeter Trail Loop via Fishermans Drive 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Main Drive PL1 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Equestrian Loop 2–Main Drive PL1 Loop, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Equestrian Loop 1 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Equestrian Loop 3 Loop 3 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Fresh Pond–Equestrian Loop 2, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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