BETHPAGE BIKEWAY:
MASSAPEQUA-WOODBURY, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
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Last Updated: March 31, 2025
Length: Bethpage Bikeway; 13.2 miles
Difficulty: Moderate. Paved hilly trail.
Directions:
To Start from Merrick Road in Massapequa [Southern End]; From the Southern State Pkwy take exit 28A S to Route 135 south. Take exit 2E to Route 27 (Sunrise Hwy) for 1.4 miles and turn right on Ocean Ave. Follow Ocean Ave to Merrick Rd. Trail begins to your left. Parking is located alongside Ocean Ave.
To Start from the E Bethpage Road parking lot in Plainview [Northern Section]; From I-495 take exit 48 to Old Country Rd and turn right. After 0.7 miles turn right on E Bethpage Rd. The parking lot will be on your left.
To Start from the Sunnyside Blvd Ext parking area in Woodbury [Northern End];
From I-495 Eastbound, take exit 45 to Manetto Hill Rd north, to Woodbury Rd. Turn right, then right again on Sunnyside Blvd Ext. Small parking area will be on your right.
From I-495 Westbound, take exit 46 to Sunnyside Blvd Ext and turn right. Follow for a mile and a small parking area will be on your left.
The Bethpage Bikeway travels North, from Massapequa Lake in Massapequa, through the Massapequa Preserve to Farmingdale, where it continues along the Bethpage State Pkwy corridor to Bethpage. Continue through Bethpage State Park, along a greenway corridor and finally Northwest, along the Long Island Expressway to Woodbury. You can park in Bethpage State Park, but there is a fee.
Starting from Merrick Road in Massapequa [Southern End]; A Map Board is located here. The paved Bethpage Bikeway heads North, between Ocean Ave and Massapequa Lake, before heading into the woods. You'll come alongside Massapequa Creek, which takes you out to the Sunrise Hwy. Head right to a cross-light that will get you across this busy road. Trail then heads left, past the Massapequa Preserve parking lot, next to the highway at 1.1 miles. (There are 0.1 Mile Markers painted on the trail from here through the preserve). You travel underneath the Long Island RR and enter the Massapequa Preserve. The trail travels left, West, alongside a pond and brings you to a Spur Trail on your left at 1.3 miles.
Note; This Spur Trail will bring you to the LONG ISLAND RR: MASSAPEQUA STATION .
The trail continues straight, North, around the pond and over Massapequa Creek along a small bridge. Come to an intersection at 1.7 miles.
Note; Right, South, brings you to the Lake Shore Drive parking lot.
Continuing straight, you cross Clark Blvd and pass by the Kiwanis Fishing Bridge. Here the trail follows the creek which is full of ducks and swans. Come to an intersection and a small pond.
Note; I have not checked out this trail. Left, West, takes you along the Massapequa Preserve Trail (hard packed dirt?) which roughly parallels the Bethpage Bikeway.
Continue straight, past the pond and back into the woods. You'll pass by another pond and intersection at 2.4 miles.
Note; Again, left West, takes you along the Massapequa Preserve Trail.
Continue straight. Pass by Mansfield Park and some sports fields and come to a bridge at 3.2 miles. The Walker Street parking lot is on your right.
Note; Again, left, West, takes you along the Massapequa Preserve Trail.
Head right and you'll soon cross Linden St at 3.5 miles where you'll find a Map Board. Here you leave Massapequa Preserve. A slight hill takes you up alongside a ramp, then over the Southern State Pkwy. You come to another intersection next to a pond at 3.8 miles in Farmingdale.
Note; Right, East, leads to 11th Ave and access to Farmingdale High School.
You'll quickly come to another intersection.
Note; Left, West, takes you over Bethpage State Pkwy to N Albany Ave and Albany Ave School.
This is as far as I traveled. Continuing straight, North, the trail follows a wooded corridor, between the Bethpage State Pkwy on your left and residential to your right. You cross an off ramp and travel underneath Merritts Rd, alongside the highway at 4.7 miles, before re-entering the wooded corridor. Another ramp and travel underneath Hempstead Turnpike at 5.4 miles. Travel underneath a RR bridge, Merritts Rd and Central Ave, before coming to the end of the Bethpage State Pkwy. After a couple of more ramp crossings you'll come to Bethpage State Park in Bethpage at 6.2 miles. I picked up the trail again from here heading north. The trail winds through the woods with slight hills, before crossing the park road at 6.8 miles. The trail now travels alongside the road with the Bethpage State Park Golf Course on the opposite side. A long steady climb awaits as you follow the transmission lines East. Come to a Spur Trail on your left at 7.5 miles
Note; This Spur Trail leads North, to the Bethpage State Park parking lot and picnic fields.
Cross the park road again [0 Mile Marker begins here heading North, every 0.1 miles] and continue along the transmission lines for a short distance before heading into the woods. Cross Haypath Rd at 8.9 miles, where you'll find Map Boards located on both sides of the road. Sign says your now entering Trail View State Park. The trail travels alongside Colonial Rd briefly before heading into more open woodland. More Map Boards as you cross Old Bethpage Rd at 9.7 miles (cross-light). Another cross-light and Map Boards over Old Country Rd before you come to the E Bethpage Road parking lot in Plainview at 10.4 miles. This is as far as I traveled. The trail continues North, paralleling E Bethpage Rd. Cross Washington Ave (Map Board) at 11.1 miles and head right, alongside the road.
Note; On your left, a stone-dust Spur leads to the Executive Drive parking lot.
Travel underneath I-495, where the trail turns Northwest and travels alongside N Service Rd, paralleling I-495. You turn right, North, alongside Sunnyside Blvd, passing by the Holiday Inn. The trail crosses to the opposite side of the road before traveling underneath the Northern State Pkwy. Finally, the trail turns left, West and travels alongside Sunnyside Blvd Extension. Come to Woodbury Rd, where the trail ends after 13.2 miles in Woodbury.
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