Hempstead Lake State Park
Hempstead Lake & Hempstead Lake State Park Beach via Donald Bowne Pathway
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Hempstead Lake & Hempstead Lake State Park Beach via Donald Bowne Pathway is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Hempstead Lake State Park near Hempstead Gardens, NY. The route passes Hempstead Lake and Hempstead Lake State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hempstead Lake & Hempstead Lake State Park Beach via Donald Bowne Pathway
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 26–49 ft
Out & Back · Hempstead Lake State Park
Trailhead: 40.68645, -73.63691
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: N17 stop 340 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Hempstead Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Hempstead Lake State Park Beach.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Donald Bowne Pathway, heading SW.
- 500 ftReach Hempstead Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: N17 stop 340 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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