Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway

Ground Hog Hill & Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway

6.4 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Ground Hog Hill & Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway near South Setauket, NY. It is mostly level, with 238 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 230 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90962, -73.09080
Nearest town South Setauket, NY

Directions

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Ground Hog Hill & Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway

6.4 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 112–230 ft

Out & Back · Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway

Trailhead: 40.90962, -73.09080

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Ground Hog Hill, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway, heading N.
  8. 1.8 miReach Ground Hog Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Ground Hog Hill, heading W.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 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 surface

52% paved48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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