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Muttontown Preserve
4.5 ★★★★★ 229 Google reviews · Running trail in Muttontown, New York · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Muttontown 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.
Wooded area with trails, a horse ranch, ponds, and the ruins of King Zog's mansion.
What runners say about Muttontown Preserve
“Beautiful park, nice wildlife, trails marked very well, love this place, will come back again.”
Beautiful preserve with variety of landscapes from forests to meadows to old estates. My preference to park is at Bill Paterson nature center that provides access to trails, restrooms and printed maps. Good way to navigate preserve is AllTrails app that has major trails captured.
Some of the trails are well maintained, but the trails' have a lot of fork roads; you need a map. You may get the map behind the house. After you finish, you can drive the car to the Chelsea Mason to walk around, or you can use the trails to walk to the Mason.
Very beautiful old nature preserve in a nice area. It's well maintained and mowed in many areas along the trails. The ruins are limited and full of graffiti from what I've found. There are several different areas of the preserve and they have different traits.
Great place for a walk. We brought our cats. We were bit confused where the trails went... people around us also didn’t really know where to go, so we just walked around a bit. Wether was great. Wished we could spend more time getting lost:-)
Trail conditions & character
“Beautiful park, nice wildlife, trails marked very well, love this place, will come back again.”
“Plenty parking, baseball fields, mountain biking trails, I believe there’s horses nearby?”
“My preference to park is at Bill Paterson nature center that provides access to trails, restrooms and printed maps.”
“Place is nice for a not so steep elevated hike.”
Plan your run at Muttontown Preserve
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- 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, restrooms — reported by runners
- Stroller / wheelchairReported as smooth and step-free enough for a running stroller or a chair.
- Websitenassaucountyny.gov
- Phone+1 516-571-8500
Hours
| Monday | 9:30 am–4:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 9:30 am–4:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:30 am–4:30 pm |
| Thursday | 9:30 am–4:30 pm |
| Friday | 9:30 am–4:30 pm |
| Saturday | 9:30 am–4:30 pm |
| Sunday | 9:30 am–4:30 pm |
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