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Heckscher State Park

East Beach & Long Island Greenbelt Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

East Beach & Long Island Greenbelt Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Heckscher State Park near Great River, NY. The route reaches East Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 10 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.71101, -73.16716
Nearest town Great River, NY
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East Beach & Long Island Greenbelt Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 2–10 ft

Out & Back · Heckscher State Park

Trailhead: 40.71101, -73.16716

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Long Island Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miReach East Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  17. 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/east-beach-long-island-greenbelt-trail-out-back-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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