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Jamaica Bay Unit

Dead Horse Bay beach–Bergen Beach, 8 beaches

10.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Dead Horse Bay beach–Bergen Beach, 8 beaches is a 10.8-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 5 more before reaching Dead Horse Bay beach at the turnaround, 5.4 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.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 33 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Penn Ring Drive 40.64246, -73.87567
Nearest town Spring Creek Towers, NY
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Dead Horse Bay beach–Bergen Beach, 8 beaches

10.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 0–33 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. 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
  16. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 1.1 miPass Return-A-Gift Pond.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miPass Floyd Bennett Field Beach.
  24. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miReach Dead Horse Bay beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading NW.
  31. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  32. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  37. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Penn Ring Drive, heading NE.
  43. 200 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-canarsie-pier-beach-out-back-14-beaches-16-km-ce7d

Trail surface

69% paved4% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 4:54 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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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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