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Floyd Bennett Field

Floyd Bennett Field Beach & Return-A-Gift Pond via North Forty

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Floyd Bennett Field Beach & Return-A-Gift Pond via North Forty is a 2.2-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, 0.9 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 mi10 – 13 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.60105, -73.89067
Nearest town Bergen Beach, NY
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Floyd Bennett Field Beach & Return-A-Gift Pond via North Forty

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 9–14 ft

Out & Back · Floyd Bennett Field

Trailhead: 40.60105, -73.89067

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftPass Floyd Bennett Field Beach.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Forty, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miPass Return-A-Gift Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/floyd-bennett-field-beach-return-a-gift-pond-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

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 (~16 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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