Bethpage State Park
Nassau County Basin #441 via Orange Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Nassau County Basin #441 via Orange Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Bethpage State Park near Farmingdale, NY. The route reaches Nassau County Basin #441 at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nassau County Basin #441 via Orange Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 73–150 ft
Out & Back · Bethpage State Park
Trailhead: 40.74359, -73.43499
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Nassau County Basin #441, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Red Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Red Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Broad Spring 5.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Pink Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Red Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Red Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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