Wards Island Park
Astoria Park Beach–Randalls Island Park Beach, 4 beaches
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Astoria Park Beach–Randalls Island Park Beach, 4 beaches is a 3-mile out-and-back in Wards Island Park near East Harlem, NY. The route passes Astoria Park Beach before reaching Randalls Island Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 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–Randalls Island Park Beach, 4 beaches
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation -27–30 ft
Out & Back · Wards Island Park
Trailhead: Harlem River Pathway · 40.78511, -73.93536
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: Sunken Garden Loop/Charles Gay Center stop 340 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wards Island Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Astoria Park Beach.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hell Gate Greenway Path, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Randalls Island Park Beach.
- 350 ftReach Astoria Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Wards Island Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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: Sunken Garden Loop/Charles Gay Center stop 340 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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