Jamaica Bay Unit
Dead Horse Bay beach–Floyd Bennett Field Beach, 4 beaches
4.8 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Dead Horse Bay beach–Floyd Bennett Field Beach, 4 beaches is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Jamaica Bay Unit near Bergen Beach, NY. The route passes Return-A-Gift Pond and Floyd Bennett Field Beach before reaching Dead Horse Bay beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dead Horse Bay beach–Floyd Bennett Field Beach, 4 beaches
4.8 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 1–33 ft
Out & Back · Jamaica Bay Unit
Trailhead: Jamaica Bay Greenway · 40.60589, -73.89859
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & Toll Booth stop 56 m from the trailhead
- Start on Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading S.
- 1 miPass Return-A-Gift Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Floyd Bennett Field Beach.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Dead Horse Bay beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & Toll Booth stop 56 m from the trailhead
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