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Bethpage State Park

Nassau County Basin #418–Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Nassau County Basin #418–Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Bethpage State Park near Bethpage, NY. The route passes Nassau County Basin #418 before reaching Nassau County Basin #418 at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 141 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail 40.73639, -73.46957
Nearest town Bethpage, NY
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Nassau County Basin #418–Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 80–141 ft

Out & Back · Bethpage State Park

Trailhead: Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail · 40.73639, -73.46957

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

  1. Start on Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  5. 400 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Purple Peaks Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Purple Peaks Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftPass Nassau County Basin #418.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple Peaks Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftReach Nassau County Basin #418, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 350 ftTurn left onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Purple Peaks Trail, heading N.
  26. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 100 ftTurn right onto Cross Country Trail, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Purple Peaks Trail, heading N.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftTurn left onto Purple Peaks Trail, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  33. 150 ftTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Cross Country Trail, heading W.
  35. 450 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  36. 400 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  37. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  39. 1 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/nassau-county-basin-418-nassau-county-basin-418-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:01 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.

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