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Bethpage State Park

Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 59 min

Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Bethpage State Park near Swedetown Village, NY. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 141 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Bar 40.75240, -73.46765
Nearest town Swedetown Village, NY
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Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 59 min

Elevation 80–140 ft

Out & Back · Bethpage State Park

Trailhead: Blue Bar · 40.75240, -73.46765

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  5. 100 ftBear left onto Yellow Red-Dot Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1 miReach Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Red-Dot Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nassau-suffolk-greenbelt-trail-out-back-4-km-1ba4

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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