Trail View State Park

Distance: 7.4 miles one-way  Elevation Gain: 200 ft +  Hike Time: 2 - 3  hours   Difficulty: Moderate  Trail Condition: Earth  Hike Type: One-way, stage drop-off and pick-up

How to Get There: Northern State Parkway, Southern State Parkway or LIE (495) east to the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway (135) north to Jericho Turnpike east. Take Jericho Tpke (25) east past two traffic lights. Parking will be on the left side of the road.

General Description: Trail View is a 400-acre, 7.4-mile linear park that serves as a link along the Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail that extends from Cold Spring Harbor State Park on the north shore of Suffolk County to Bethpage State Park, and eventually to the south shore of Nassau County. New York State obtained the land in the 1960s intending to use it as a parkway connecting Caumsett State Historic Park to Bethpage State Park. 

The park has a variety of habitats and undeveloped natural resources such as hardwood forests, marshes and succession fields with elevations ranging from 60 to 300 feet above sea level. The sharply inclined terrain, rich top soil and adequate moisture combine to support a veritable wealth of vegetation. Oaks, maples, ashes and other deciduous trees do especially well here and the Trail View State Park has a rare collection of abundant hardwood.