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.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 13 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.60360, -73.89079
Nearest town Bergen Beach, NY

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Floyd Bennett Field Beach.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Forty, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miPass Return-A-Gift Pond.
  6. 50 ftReach Floyd Bennett Field Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 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.

Trail surface

100% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead