Cold Spring Harbor State Park
Franklin Pond & Cold Spring Beach via Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail
3 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Franklin Pond & Cold Spring Beach via Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cold Spring Harbor State Park near Cold Spring Harbor, NY. The route passes Cold Spring Beach before reaching Franklin Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 668 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Franklin Pond & Cold Spring Beach via Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail
3 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 24–201 ft
Out & Back · Cold Spring Harbor State Park
Trailhead: Nassau - Suffolk Trail LIGTC · 40.86735, -73.46157
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Nassau - Suffolk Trail LIGTC, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Cold Spring Beach.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Franklin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Get outside more
A wild hike near Cold Spring Harbor, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Cold Spring Harbor, New York