Long
Pond Greenbelt Trail Hiking trails Sag Harbor, NY
Long
Pond Greenbelt Trail is a 3.5 mile hike that will take about 2 hours
to complete. This trail takes you by fresh ponds, marshes, swamps,
and brooks. The map available for purchase from the Southampton
Trails Preservation Society is a necessity for this unmarked
trail.
Directions: From the Main Street monument and traffic light on Rte 27 in Bridgehampton, follow the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike north to Mashashimuet Park, which is just south of Sag Harbor. The Long Pond Greenbelt is accessible from Mashashimuet Town Park. It is easy to find the old RR bed from the Mahashimuet parking lot. Park your car right in front of the playground, head south past the tennis courts between the athletic field and the Bridgehampton Sag Harbor Turnpike. From the parking lot it is a ¾ mile walk along an old railroad bed to the Sprig Tree Path, which will take you to Long Pond. Continue south on Sprig Tree Path to visit a beautiful secluded place between Deer Drink and Crooked Pond or you can head directly south on the Crooked Pond Trail. During a brisk 2 - 2 1/2 hour hike, you can circle both ponds and also see a stone memorial at pond's edge that was dedicated to Truman Capote by his partner. The return leg of the hike passes a third pond called Little Long Pond. There is a boat ramp off of Widow Gavitts Road where you can launch a kayak or canoe onto Long Pond.
