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Humes Preserve
4.9 ★★★★★ 14 Google reviews · Running trail in Mill Neck, New York · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Mixed
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Humes Preserve's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Humes Preserve
“Combining Humes and Shu Swamp trails, you can walk a 3-4 miles picturesque loop.”
This is a relatively new and well-hidden park / preserve. The main entrance is from Glen Cove Oyster Bay road. The sign at the entrance is fairly small, and it will be difficult to see until the last moment when you come from the south. A narrow paved road leads to a gravel parking lot for about a dozen cars.
The Humes Preserve is located off of the Glen Cove Oyster Bay road. The entrance is well hidden so keep your eyes open as you drive down the road. When you park up you will take a walk down a tar-mac road at first before you meet the trail.
A large park previously owned by the Humes estate. The property has been recently renovated by North Shore Land Alliance and now has a well-maintained park with a meadow, birdhouses, a trail that connects to the nearby Shu Swamp Preserve, and even a small exercise station.
A true hidden gem!! I almost didn't want to write the review because I wanted to keep it a secret but that would be selfish. Great trails, well maintained. If I'm not mistaken it is run by the The North Shore Land Alliance. Kuddos to them
Trail conditions & character
“Combining Humes and Shu Swamp trails, you can walk a 3-4 miles picturesque loop.”
“Dumb but this feels like I'm going the wrong way There's no signs and the only other path was at the parking lot that led directly into a house and the main road”
“The paved road to the parking is narrow, and two vehicles cannot pass at the same time.”
“Followed the road down and it forks and there's a random house I made a left and at the end there's a dirt path I followed but it's really small .”
Plan your run at Humes Preserve
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfaceMixed — more than one surface along the route, so check the segment you plan to run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Trail mapOfficial trail map
- Websitenorthshorelandalliance.org
- Phone(516) 922-1028
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–7 PM |
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