Autumn on Long Island is unmatched for its beauty and splendor. Experience it firsthand with these five great bike trails.
The North Shore Rail Trail - AKA the Rails to Trails project, a 10-mile, multi-use recreational path that runs along the former Long Island Rail Road right-of-way that is now owned by Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). The trail route runs parallel to Route 25A, from Crystal Brook Hollow Road in Mt. Sinai to Wading River Manor Road in Wading River. Great for bikers looking to see some fall foliage. Read our story on the opening of this trail.
Bethpage Bikeway - Long Island Bike Tours website describes this trail as “Long Island's longest traffic free, paved bike path…” It is a 13-mile bike trail that winds through two State Parks, two wetland preserves and two town parks.
Kings Park Hike & Bike Trail - A 1.5 mile trail between Old Dock Road at Church Street in Kings Park and Nissequogue River State Park. According to TrailIink.com, The trail is a town of Smithtown park and follows an abandoned railroad corridor that was once an old spur to Kings Park State Hospital.
EPCAL Alternative Transportation Path - The 10-mile lopping Vietnam Veterans Memorial Recreation Trail at the Calverton Enterprise Park opened in 2019.
Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway - Gotham Bike Tours calls it “one of the most spectacular bike paths in the New York Metro Region.” The Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway (AKA Jones Beach Bike Path) extends almost the entire length of Jones Beach Island and is an easy ride along one of the most beautiful waterways on Long Island.