LI Summer: Bike trails around Long Island

<p>It's green and serene, and you don't have to worry about traffic! Long Island has some great bike paths for family fun.</p>

News 12 Staff

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Jun 27, 2018, 10:22 AM

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Updated 2,374 days ago

It's green and serene, and you don't have to worry about traffic! Long Island has some great bike paths for family fun.

Here's our guide of bike trails on Long Island:

Bethpage State Park
Farmingdale
Length: 1 mile (connects to Bethpage Bikeway, which is 14 miles stretching from the Massapequa LIRR station to Trail View State Park in Woodbury)
Terrain: Flat
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Eisenhower Park
East Meadow
Length: 3 miles
Terrain: Paved pathway
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Hempstead Turnpike Shared-Use Path
Uniondale
Length: 1.5 miles (Oak Street to Merrick Avenue)
Terrain: Paved pathway

Glen Cove Esplanade
Glen Cove
Length: 0.4 miles
Terrain: Paved pathway

Jones Beach Bike Path
Wantagh
Length: 9 miles
Terrain: Paved pathway
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Long Beach Boardwalk
Long Beach
Length: 2.2 miles
Terrain: Wooden boardwalk
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Hempstead Lake State Park
West Hempstead
Length: 2 miles
Terrain: Paved pathway
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Valley Stream State Park
Valley Stream
Length: 2 miles
Terrain: Paved Pathway
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Wantagh State Parkway Shared-Use Path
Wantagh
Length: 5 miles (from Cedar Creek County Park to Jones Beach State Park)
Terrain: Paved Pathway
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Wantagh County Park
Wantagh
Length: 2 miles
Terrain: Paved pathway
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Belmont Lake State Park
Babylon
Length: 3 miles (Belmont Lake State Park to Argyle Lake)
Terrain: Paved and unpaved pathways
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Cathedral Pines County Park
Middle Island
Length: 6.5-8 miles (multiple trails)
Terrain: Unpaved pathways
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Heckscher State Park
East Islip
Length: 4 miles
Terrain: Paved pathway
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Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve
Lloyd Harbor
Length: 3 miles
Terrain: Paved pathway
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Sunken Meadow State Park Boardwalk
Kings Park
Length: 0.75 mile
Terrain: Paved Pathway/Wooden Boardwalk
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Wildwood State Park
Wading River
Length: 12 miles
Terrain: Paved and unpaved pathways
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West Meadow Beach Shared-Use Path
Stony Brook
Length: 1.2 miles
Terrain: Varies
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SUNY Stony Brook/Paul Simons Memorial Bike Path
Stony Brook
Length: 4.6 miles
Terrain: Paved pathway
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Setauket-Port Jefferson Greenway
Port Jefferson
Length: 1.2 miles
Terrain: Paved pathway
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Riverwalk, Riverhead
Riverhead
Length: 0.3 miles (Peconic Avenue to NY Route 25-East Main Street)
Terrain: Paved pathway

Nassau Expressway Shared-Use Path
Lawrence
Length: 0.9 miles
Terrain: Paved pathway
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Kings Park Bike & Hike Trail
Kings Park
Length: 1.4 miles (Old Dock Road to St. Johnland Road)
Terrain: Paved pathway

Greenbelt Trail
Holbrook
Length: 1.2 miles (Singingwood Drive to Live Oak Drive)
Terrain: Paved pathway
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Connetquot Shared-Use Path
Oakdale
Length: 2.5 miles (North side of NY-Route 27 from Connetquot Avenue to Oakdale-Bohemia Road)
Terrain: Paved pathway

Source: NYS DOT