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Heckscher State Park

East Beach & Heckscher State Park Beach via Post Office Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

East Beach & Heckscher State Park Beach via Post Office Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Heckscher State Park near Deer Run, NY. The route passes East Beach before reaching Heckscher State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 10 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.70717, -73.17386
Nearest town Deer Run, NY
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East Beach & Heckscher State Park Beach via Post Office Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 2–11 ft

Out & Back · Heckscher State Park

Trailhead: 40.70717, -73.17386

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:24 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miPass Heckscher State Park Beach.
  13. 250 ftReach East Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Post Office Road, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-beach-heckscher-state-park-beach-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

3% gravel97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:24 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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