Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve
Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway
4.6 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve near South Setauket, NY. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway
4.6 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 82–213 ft
Out & Back · Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 40.90675, -73.09005
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway 6.6 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway & private 8.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft
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