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Jamaica Bay Unit

Fort Tilden Beach–Jacob Riis Park Beach 7, 15 beaches

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Fort Tilden Beach–Jacob Riis Park Beach 7, 15 beaches is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Jamaica Bay Unit near Roxbury, NY. The route passes Jacob Riis Park Beach 8, Jacob Riis Park Beach 9, Jacob Riis Park Beach 10 and 12 more. 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 mi10 – 16 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56562, -73.87728
Nearest town Roxbury, NY · Official trailhead info (nps.gov)
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Fort Tilden Beach–Jacob Riis Park Beach 7, 15 beaches

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 9–15 ft

Out & Back · Jamaica Bay Unit

Trailhead: 40.56562, -73.87728

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

Transit-accessible: Jacob Riis Park Road & Pedestrian Overpass stop 247 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 8.
  3. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 9.
  4. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 10.
  5. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 11.
  6. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 12.
  7. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 13.
  8. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 14.
  9. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 7.
  10. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 6.
  11. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 5.
  12. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 4.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Jacob Riis Boardwalk, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miPass Fort Tilden Beach.
  15. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 13.
  16. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 14.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Davis Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Shore Road, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftPass Fort Tilden Beach.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miReach Fort Tilden Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 150 ftTurn right onto Davis Road, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto Beach 169th Street, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fort-tilden-beach-jacob-riis-park-beach-14-out-back-9-beaches

Trail surface

61% paved36% sand3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jacob Riis Park Road & Pedestrian Overpass stop 247 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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