New York

Nassau Suffolk Greenbelt Trail

20 mi long · in New York · centroid 29 mi from New York

The Nassau-Suffolk trail is a hiking trail from Cold Spring Harbor to Merrick Rd at the southern end of Massapequa Preserve. It's 20 miles long.

States
New York
Length
20 mi
Network
Regional (rwn)
Reference
NSGT
Centroid nearest city
New York, NY · 29 mi · ~50 min drive
Centroid coords
40.7671°, -73.4624°
OSM relation
10366707

Plan your hike

Practical notes

Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.

Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.

When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.

If you've hiked Nassau Suffolk Greenbelt Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.

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Sources

Public data + curation

Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.