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.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 26 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Service Road 40.74018, -73.15911
Nearest town North Great River, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Service Road, heading W.
  2. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Long Island Greenbelt Trail, heading NW.
  18. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  21. 450 ftReach Long Island Greenbelt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 2 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  33. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftSharp right onto Service Road, heading NE.
  40. 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

62% dirt3% paved35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:20 PM

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.

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