List of trails on Long Island - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Trails on Long Island include more than 200 miles (321.9 km) of paved and unimproved trail

Trail

A trail is a path with a rough beaten or dirt/stone surface used for travel. Trails may be for use only by walkers and in some places are the main access route to remote settlements...

s for mountain bikers

Mountain bike

A mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. This activity includes traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines,...

and road cyclists

Bicycle

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. The New York Times has reported that "for bikers the lure of Long Island is unsurpassed."

One Long Island-based bicycle club, Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists, also known as CLIMB, built a legal mountain bike trail network in New York City

New York City

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in Queens

Queens

Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....

’ Cunningham Park

Cunningham Park

Cunningham Park is a park in the New York City borough of Queens. The park lies between the Grand Central Parkway to the south and the Long Island Expressway, and is bifurcated by the Clearview Expressway...

. In 2007 the New York State Department of Transportation

New York State Department of Transportation

The New York State Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S...

completed Long Island's first long-distance signed bike route from Cold Spring Harbor

Cold Spring Harbor, New York

Cold Spring Harbor is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,975.Cold Spring Harbor is in the Town of Huntington.-History:...

to the Orient Point ferry terminal.

Trails on Long Island in alphabetical order
Name	Notes
Bethpage Multiuse Path	Nine and one-half miles from Bethpage State Park Bethpage State Park Bethpage State Park is a New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, including the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002... , through Massapequa Preserve to Merrick Road Merrick Road Merrick Road, named Merrick Boulevard inside New York City, is a road running from Jamaica, Queens, New York east through Merrick, New York to the line between Nassau and Suffolk Counties, where it becomes Montauk Highway. A bit of it at the east end is signed and maintained by the New York State... , along the length of the Bethpage State Parkway Bethpage State Parkway The Bethpage State Parkway is a 2.49 mile long state parkway in Nassau County, New York, United States. Its southern end is an interchange with the Southern State Parkway, and its northern end is a traffic circle within Bethpage State Park. In between are three interchanges that service... .
Bethpage Mountain Bike Trail	Four miles from Bethpage State Park gatehouse, white triangles mark the off-road, marked loop trail.
Cathedral Pines County Park	Six mile single track mountain bike trail (9 miles (14.5 km) including the advanced black diamond designated sections). Maintained by CLIMB (Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists). A Suffolk County Suffolk County, New York Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came... Green Key card is required and there is a parking fee on weekends during the summer.
Calverton Mountain Bike Trail	Beginner to intermediate single track. 8-½ mile loop. 1-½ miles of optional advanced hill climbs. Helmets and eye protection are required. FREE NYS DEC Permit Required
Central Suffolk Bikeway	80 miles (128.7 km) of marked street route begins at Bethpage State Park Bethpage State Park Bethpage State Park is a New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, including the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002... and runs along Quaker Meeting House Road, Bethpage Road and Main Street to the Farmingdale (LIRR station) Farmingdale (LIRR station) The Farmingdale Railroad Station is a historic railroad station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located off Secatogue Avenue, on Front Street and Atlantic Avenue, in Farmingdale, New York, however, the actual station is on Eastern Parkway... . It then follows the railroad line into Riverhead. LIRR bike boarding passes are available for a $5 one-time fee.
Eastport Trail	Eight and one half mile off-road trail in Eastport Eastport, New York Eastport is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 1,454 at the 2000 census.Eastport straddles the borders of the Towns of Brookhaven and Southampton.... . A free permit from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation New York State Department of Environmental Conservation The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is responsible for the conservation, improvement, and protection of natural resources within the U.S. state of New York. It was founded in 1970, replacing the previous Conservation Department... is required.
Governor Alfred E. Smith / Sunken Meadow State Park Sunken Meadow State Park Governor Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park and Governor Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park Beach are located in the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York in the USA on the North Shore of Long Island...
Heckscher State Park Heckscher State Park Heckscher State Park is a park on the shore of the Great South Bay at East Islip in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The park was that was once the 19th century estates of George C. Taylor and J. Neal Plum. Islip's founder, William Nicoll, originally built his estate on this property...	Sixteen miles of trails
Hempstead Lake State Park Hempstead Lake State Park Hempstead Lake State Park is a state park located in West Hempstead, Nassau County, New York in the United States. The park is one of three state parks located within the Town of Hempstead. There is a quick-access entrance at exit 18 from the Southern State Parkway.The park contains three ponds...
Jones Beach State Park Jones Beach State Park Jones Beach State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of New York. It is located in southern Nassau County, in the hamlet of Wantagh, on Jones Beach Island, a barrier island linked to Long Island by the Meadowbrook State Parkway, Wantagh State Parkway and Ocean Parkway .The park is renowned for...	Four and one half miles. This trail is regarded by some as the best on Long Island.
Kings Park Hike and Bike Trail	Follows an old railroad spur from Old Dock Road just east of Church Street to St. Johnland Road.
Long Island Motor Parkway Long Island Motor Parkway The Long Island Motor Parkway , also known as the Vanderbilt Parkway and Motor Parkway, was the first roadway designed for automobile use only. It was privately built by William Kissam Vanderbilt with overpasses and bridges to remove intersections...	Former motor road
Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt Mountain Bike Trail	Eight miles of unpaved, off-road National Recreation Trail National Recreation Trail National Recreation Trail is a designation given to existing trails that contribute to health, conservation, and recreation goals in the United States. Over 1,000 trails in all 50 U.S. states, available for public use and ranging from less than a mile to in length, have been designated as NRTs... marked for mountain bikes
Orient Beach State Park Orient Beach State Park Orient Beach State Park is a 363 acre state park located in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York in the USA. The park is at the tip of the North Fork of Long Island....
Rocky Point Mountain Bike Trail	13 miles (20.9 km) marked trail through the Natural Resources Management Area in the Pine Barrens. Helmets and eye protection are required. FREE NYS DEC Permit Required
Sears Bellows County Park
Stillwell Woods Mountain Bike Trail	Regarded by some as the best off-road trail on Long Island.
Theodore Roosevelt County Park Theodore Roosevelt County Park Theodore Roosevelt County Park is located approximately east of Montauk, New York. The park is in size, running from Montauk Highway north to Block Island Sound and is bordered on the east by Montauk Point State Park...
Trail View State Park Trail View State Park Trail View State Park is a New York state park located on Long Island, east of New York City. The park lies near the border between Nassau County and Suffolk County, and runs between Bethpage State Park and Cold Spring Harbor State Park...

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