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.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 128 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75557, -73.47373
Nearest town Swedetown Village, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pink Trail, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Cross Country Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1 miReach Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Pink Trail, heading N.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 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 surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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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