Cold Spring Harbor State Park
Directions
Street address: 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
GPS Coordinates: 40.866966, -73.461922
Park Overview
On a glacial moraine, the park is said to have the most challenging hiking terrain on Long Island.
Trail Overview
The northern end of the Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt Trail traverses the park along a narrow corridor from Trail View State Park. Use the Web Map link on this site to view the 1.14-mile segment, which features numbered trail markers and their associated GPS coordinates. Informal side trails, also identified on the map, add another three/quarter mile for hiking.
Click to view a detailed description of a 6-mile hike beginning in Trail View Park on Jericho Turnpike and ending at Cold Spring Harbor State Park. Part of the description reads:
“When thinking about hiking on Long Island, most people envision flat, relatively monotonous terrain. Indeed, most hiking trails on Long Island are flat, or nearly so. But this hike is a notable exception. It is situated on the Harbor Hill glacial moraine, which features undulating terrain and some steep climbs and descents. In fact, this may be the most challenging hike (from the point of view of terrain) on Long Island.”
Park Description
Cold Spring Harbor State Park
The hilly terrain of Cold Spring Harbor State Park offers scenic vistas over the waters of Cold Spring Harbor, and features a mixed hardwood forest as well as thickets of wild mountain laurel. The park is a popular destination for Long Islanders who are looking for a relatively short, but very stimulating, hike. .