AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jamaica Bay Unit

Bergen Beach–Canarsie Pier Beach, 8 beaches

12.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Bergen Beach–Canarsie Pier Beach, 8 beaches is a 12.6-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 Jacob Riis Park Beach 11 at the turnaround, 6.3 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 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jamaica Bay Greenway 40.64608, -73.87398
Nearest town Spring Creek Towers, NY
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Bergen Beach–Canarsie Pier Beach, 8 beaches

12.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation -1–33 ft

Out & Back · Jamaica Bay Unit

Trailhead: Jamaica Bay Greenway · 40.64608, -73.87398

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

Transit-accessible: Pennsylvania Avenue & Geneva Loop stop 472 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miPass Jamaica Bay Unit Beach.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Penn Ring Drive, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miPass Jamaica Bay Unit Beach.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading SW.
  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. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 350 ftPass Bergen Beach.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 1.1 miPass Return-A-Gift Pond.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miPass Floyd Bennett Field Beach.
  26. 1.8 miPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 11.
  27. 450 ftBear right onto Beach Channel Drive Greenway, heading SE.
  28. 100 ftReach Bergen Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  30. 1 miTurn right onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading NW.
  31. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading NW.
  32. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  33. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  37. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  38. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Penn Ring Drive, heading NE.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftBear right onto Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading NE.
  46. 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-17-km-a0ae

Trail surface

79% paved3% gravel1% sand17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~149 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pennsylvania Avenue & Geneva Loop stop 472 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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