Wards Island Park
Astoria Park Beach–Hell Gate Greenway Path, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Astoria Park Beach–Hell Gate Greenway Path, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Wards Island Park near Taino Towers, NY. The route reaches Astoria Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Astoria Park Beach–Hell Gate Greenway Path, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Elevation -27–30 ft
Out & Back · Wards Island Park
Trailhead: 40.78841, -73.92516
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Transit-accessible: Hell Gate Circle/Central Road stop 174 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto C Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hell Gate Greenway Path, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Astoria Park Beach.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Wards Island Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Astoria Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hell Gate Greenway Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto C Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Hell Gate Circle/Central Road stop 174 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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