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Jamaica Bay Unit

Bergen Beach–Canarsie Pier Beach, 6 beaches

6.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Bergen Beach–Canarsie Pier Beach, 6 beaches is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Jamaica Bay Unit near Spring Creek Towers, NY. The route passes Shirley Chisholm State Park Beach, Jamaica Bay Unit Beach, Jamaica Bay Unit Beach and 4 more before reaching Bergen Beach at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi-3 – 30 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.63794, -73.86838
Nearest town Spring Creek Towers, NY
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Bergen Beach–Canarsie Pier Beach, 6 beaches

6.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation -4–28 ft

Out & Back · Jamaica Bay Unit

Trailhead: 40.63794, -73.86838

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

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Penn Ring Drive, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Shirley Chisholm State Park Beach.
  3. 0.2 miPass Jamaica Bay Unit Beach.
  4. 0.3 miPass Jamaica Bay Unit Beach.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miPass Canarsie Beach.
  8. 50 ftPass Canarsie Pier Beach.
  9. 0.7 miPass Jamaica Bay Unit Beach.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 400 ftPass Bergen Beach.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miReach Bergen Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 1.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Penn Ring Drive, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.4 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-12-beaches

Trail surface

59% paved15% gravel1% sand25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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