Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve
Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway
5.3 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve near South Setauket, NY. It is mostly level, with 200 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
5.3 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 82–213 ft
Out & Back · Laurel Ridge Setauket Woods Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 40.90383, -73.09123
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 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.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 2.3 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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