Bethpage State Park
Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail
3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Bethpage State Park near Swedetown Village, NY. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail
3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 80–127 ft
Out & Back · Bethpage State Park
Trailhead: 40.75557, -73.47373
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Pink Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cross Country Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pink Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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