General Description: Caumsett State Park is located on Lloyd Neck, a small peninsula that projects northward from the south shore into Long Island Sound. Caumsett, is a Matinecock Indian name, which means "place by a sharp rock." Caumsett offers exceptional exposures of Pleistocene glacial deposits and features related to shoreline development along Long Island Sound. A trip to the shore involves about a five mile circuit hike along park roads, trails, and the gravel covered shoreline.
Fire Island National Seashore - Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness more info
Distance: 6.5 - 7 miles Hike Time: 3.5 hours point to point; various out and back Difficulty: Moderate
General Description: The 1,363-acre High Dune Wilderness contains a variety of barrier island ecosystems in a relatively natural condition. It is the only federally designated wilderness area in the State of New York. Year-round access is from the Fire Island Wilderness Visitors Center at Smith Point County Park. Wilderness camping is permitted by permit only on a first-come, first-serve basis in limited-size groups. Click here for more information.
Heckscher State Park more info
Distance: 5 miles (loop trail) Hike Time: 2 hours Difficulty: Easy
General Description: Heckscher State Park was once the 19th century estate of George C. Taylor. It was purchased by the state in 1929 and designated as a state park. Deer, red fox, cottontail rabbits and muskrat are often seen here. Mink is rarely seen but definitely here. The park is also a stopover for flocks of migrating monarch butterflies in October. Summer is a good time to see skimmer, tern and gull nesting colonies. Wading birds and nesting osprey, a threatened species, inhabit the marshes.
Kings Park Hike & Bike Trail plus LI Greenbelt Trail to Sunken Meadow State Park more info
Distance: Kings Park Trail 1.5 miles; LI Greenbelt Trail 1.8 miles TOTAL 3.3 miles Hike Time: 4 hours Difficulty: Moderate
General Description: The Kings Park Hike & Bike Trail was officially opened on December 16, 2003. The mile and a half trail runs along the old Kings Park Railroad spur from Old Dock Road, just north of Church Street, through the grounds of the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center to Nissequogue River State Park. The park trail leads up to part of the Long Island Greenbelt trail. From there, hike on the Long Island Greenbelt Trail north along the shore to Sunken Meadow State Park.
Schiff Scout Reservation - Camp Trails
Four hiking trails have been cleared and marked. The four (4) trails provide ample opportunities for scouts camping at Schiff to satisfy most of the advancement hiking requirements, with a minimum of trail duplication.
All the trails start at a "Hiking Stump" which has been installed near the "Camp Wauwepex" sign on the road to Hickox Dining Hall. The trails are designated and marked: Red, White, Blue and Yellow. In some sections more than one of these trails share the same route and will be marked with all the trail colors in areas or the trail shared by more than one.
Stump Pond Trail - Blydenburgh County Park more info
Distance: 5.4 miles (loop trail) Hike Time: 2.5 - 3 hours Difficulty: Easy - Moderate
General Description: The 164-acre pond was created in 1798 to power grist and woolen mills for the Blydenburgh farm. Fed by the headwaters of the Nissequogue River, it is one of the least developed and most picturesque ponds on Long Island. The trails around Stump Pond pass through wetland and upland habitats and is a good place for a fall walk in the woods.
Walt Whitman Trail more info
Distance: 3.7 miles (loop trail) Hike Time: 4 hours Difficulty: Moderate-Difficult
How to Get There: Long Island Expressway to exit 49N, north 1.8 miles on Route 110, make a left onto Old Walt Whitman Road (Exxon Gas Station on corner), the Walt Whitman Birthplace will be on your right.
General Description: The Walt Whitman Trail begins near Walt Whitman’s birth place, a world renowned historic site, and ends at the Nassau- Suffolk Greenbelt Trail giving users access to more hiking opportunities. It also connects to the Loop Trail