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Jamaica Bay Unit

Floyd Bennett Field Beach–Return-A-Gift Pond, 3 beaches

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Floyd Bennett Field Beach–Return-A-Gift Pond, 3 beaches is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Jamaica Bay Unit near Bergen Beach, NY. The route passes Return-A-Gift Pond and Floyd Bennett Field Beach. 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.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 33 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.60847, -73.89657
Nearest town Bergen Beach, NY
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Floyd Bennett Field Beach–Return-A-Gift Pond, 3 beaches

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 1–33 ft

Out & Back · Jamaica Bay Unit

Trailhead: 40.60847, -73.89657

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & NPS Ryan Visitor Center stop 413 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftPass Return-A-Gift Pond.
  8. 0.3 miPass Floyd Bennett Field Beach.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftReach Floyd Bennett Field Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading NW.
  12. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bergen-beach-bergen-beach-out-back-6-beaches-8-km-154f

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & NPS Ryan Visitor Center stop 413 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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