Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park
Long Island Greenbelt Trail
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Long Island Greenbelt Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park near North Great River, NY. 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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Long Island Greenbelt Trail
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 7–26 ft
Out & Back · Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park
Trailhead: Service Road · 40.74018, -73.15911
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start on Service Road, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Long Island Greenbelt Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Long Island Greenbelt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Service Road, heading NE.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Service Road Trailhead
- Heckscher State Park Beach–West Beach, 3 beaches 7.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Heckscher Canal & Long Island Greenbelt Trail 8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Heckscher State Park Beach–East Beach, 4 beaches 9.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Heckscher Canal–Heckscher State Park Beach, 4 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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