Floyd Bennett Field

Dead Horse Bay beach & Floyd Bennett Field Beach via Flatbush Avenue Greenway

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Dead Horse Bay beach & Floyd Bennett Field Beach via Flatbush Avenue Greenway is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Floyd Bennett Field near Gerritsen, NY. The route passes Floyd Bennett Field Beach before reaching Dead Horse Bay beach at the turnaround, 1.1 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 mi7 – 20 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Flatbush Avenue Greenway 40.59044, -73.90068
Nearest town Gerritsen, NY

Directions

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Dead Horse Bay beach & Floyd Bennett Field Beach via Flatbush Avenue Greenway

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 6–20 ft

Out & Back · Floyd Bennett Field

Trailhead: Flatbush Avenue Greenway · 40.59044, -73.90068

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

Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & NPS Ryan Visitor Center stop 334 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Floyd Bennett Field Beach.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miReach Dead Horse Bay beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

70% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & NPS Ryan Visitor Center stop 334 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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