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Jamaica Bay Unit

Bergen Beach–Canarsie Pier Beach, 5 beaches

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Bergen Beach–Canarsie Pier Beach, 5 beaches is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Jamaica Bay Unit near Spring Creek Towers, NY. The route passes Jamaica Bay Unit Beach, Jamaica Bay Unit Beach, Canarsie Beach and 3 more before reaching Bergen Beach at the turnaround, 2.6 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.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 23 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Penn Ring Drive 40.64246, -73.87567
Nearest town Spring Creek Towers, NY
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Bergen Beach–Canarsie Pier Beach, 5 beaches

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 0–22 ft

Out & Back · Jamaica Bay Unit

Trailhead: Penn Ring Drive · 40.64246, -73.87567

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

Transit-accessible: Pennsylvania Avenue & Geneva Loop stop 480 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Penn Ring Drive, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Jamaica Bay Unit Beach.
  3. 0.2 miPass Jamaica Bay Unit Beach.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miPass Canarsie Beach.
  6. 50 ftPass Canarsie Pier Beach.
  7. 0.7 miPass Jamaica Bay Unit Beach.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 350 ftPass Bergen Beach.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 100 ftReach Bergen Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Penn Ring Drive, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miArrive 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-canarsie-pier-beach-out-back-10-beaches

Trail surface

61% paved7% gravel1% sand31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:03 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:23 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:51 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pennsylvania Avenue & Geneva Loop stop 480 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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