Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve
Ground Hog Hill
4.4 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Ground Hog Hill is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve near South Setauket, NY. It is mostly level, with 149 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ground Hog Hill
4.4 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 82–213 ft
Out & Back · Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 40.90962, -73.09080
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Ground Hog Hill, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Ground Hog Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ground Hog Hill, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Ground Hog Hill & Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway 6.4 mi · ▲ 238 ft
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