Bethpage State Park
Nassau County Basin #418–Blue Trail Loop, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Nassau County Basin #418–Blue Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 3.5-mile loop in Bethpage State Park near Farmingdale, NY. The route reaches Nassau County Basin #418. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nassau County Basin #418–Blue Trail Loop, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 90–150 ft
Loop · Bethpage State Park
Trailhead: 40.74152, -73.45768
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Orange-Dotted Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Nassau County Basin #418.
- 500 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cross Country Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Broad Spring 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Red Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Red Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Red Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Red Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Nassau County Basin #441 2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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