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Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway

Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway & private

8.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway & private is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway near South Setauket, NY. It climbs 376 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 213 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90675, -73.09005
Nearest town South Setauket, NY
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Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway & private

8.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 58–213 ft

Out & Back · Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway, heading N.
  9. 2 miContinue straight onto Private, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miReach Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.7 miTurn right onto Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/setauket-port-jefferson-station-greenway-private-out-back-13-km-7e08

Trail surface

33% paved16% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F65°
Precip14%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity89%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:24 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Sun 72°61° 25%
Mon 74°58°
Tue 79°66°
Wed 80°71°
Thu 76°68° 21%
Fri 81°68° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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