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Bethpage State Park

Red Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Red Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Bethpage State Park near Bethpage, NY. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 148 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.74640, -73.46926
Nearest town Bethpage, NY
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Red Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 115–149 ft

Out & Back · Bethpage State Park

Trailhead: 40.74640, -73.46926

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 200 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/red-trail-out-back-3-km-bffb

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.

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