AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hempstead Turnpike Bike Path

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Hempstead Turnpike Bike Path is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Seasons of East Meadow, NY. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 79 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hempstead Turnpike Bike Path 40.72298, -73.57802
Nearest town Seasons of East Meadow, NY
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Hempstead Turnpike Bike Path

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 63–78 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hempstead Turnpike Bike Path · 40.72298, -73.57802

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: Hempstead Turnpike & Merrick Avenue North stop 167 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hempstead Turnpike Bike Path, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miReach Hempstead Turnpike Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miArrive 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/hempstead-turnpike-bike-path-out-back

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hempstead Turnpike & Merrick Avenue North stop 167 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Seasons of East Meadow, New York