Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field Beach & Return-A-Gift Pond via North Forty
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Floyd Bennett Field Beach & Return-A-Gift Pond via North Forty is a 2-mile out-and-back in Floyd Bennett Field near Bergen Beach, NY. The route passes Floyd Bennett Field Beach before reaching Return-A-Gift Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Floyd Bennett Field Beach & Return-A-Gift Pond via North Forty
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 8–14 ft
Out & Back · Floyd Bennett Field
Trailhead: 40.60360, -73.89079
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Floyd Bennett Field Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Forty, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Return-A-Gift Pond.
- 50 ftReach Floyd Bennett Field Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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