Connetquot River State Park Preserve

West Brook Pond & Long Island Greenbelt Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 26 min

West Brook Pond & Long Island Greenbelt Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Connetquot River State Park Preserve near Oakdale, NY. The route reaches West Brook Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 59 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75302, -73.12417
Nearest town Oakdale, NY

Directions

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West Brook Pond & Long Island Greenbelt Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 2–61 ft

Out & Back · Connetquot River State Park Preserve

Trailhead: 40.75302, -73.12417

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miPass West Brook Pond.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Long Island Greenbelt Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftReach West Brook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:00 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:20 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:48 PM.

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