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Sunken Meadow State Park

Nissequogue River–Short Beach, 5 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Nissequogue River–Short Beach, 5 beaches is a 5-mile out-and-back in Sunken Meadow State Park near Kings Park, NY. The route passes Sunken Meadow State Park Beach, Nissequogue River and Short Beach before reaching Harrison Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 118 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90935, -73.25699
Nearest town Kings Park, NY
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Nissequogue River–Short Beach, 5 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 2–116 ft

Out & Back · Sunken Meadow State Park

Trailhead: 40.90935, -73.25699

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Field 3 Road, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Long Island Greenbelt Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miPass Sunken Meadow State Park Beach.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miPass Nissequogue River.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftPass Short Beach.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 350 ftBear left onto Old Dock Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Long Island Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kings Park Boulevard, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miPass Harrison Pond.
  20. 50 ftReach Nissequogue River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Long Island Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto East Field 3 Road, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nissequogue-river-short-beach-out-back-7-sights-8-km

Trail surface

22% dirt6% paved2% boardwalk2% grass68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:25 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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