AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jamaica Bay Unit

Bergen Beach–Floyd Bennett Field Beach, 4 beaches

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Bergen Beach–Floyd Bennett Field Beach, 4 beaches is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Jamaica Bay Unit near Roxbury, NY. The route passes Floyd Bennett Field Beach and Return-A-Gift Pond before reaching Bergen Beach at the turnaround, 2.5 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 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.58206, -73.88855
Nearest town Roxbury, NY
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Bergen Beach–Floyd Bennett Field Beach, 4 beaches

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 1–33 ft

Out & Back · Jamaica Bay Unit

Trailhead: 40.58206, -73.88855

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

Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & Toll Booth stop 212 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 450 ftPass Floyd Bennett Field Beach.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miPass Return-A-Gift Pond.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading NW.
  7. 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftReach Bergen Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 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-floyd-bennett-field-beach-out-back-4-beaches-8-km-1e57

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & Toll Booth stop 212 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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