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Fort Tilden

Fort Tilden Beach–Jamaica Bay Unit Beach, 5 beaches

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Fort Tilden Beach–Jamaica Bay Unit Beach, 5 beaches is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Fort Tilden near Roxbury, NY. The route passes Jacob Riis Park Beach 13, Jacob Riis Park Beach 14, Fort Tilden Beach and Fort Tilden Beach before reaching Jamaica Bay Unit Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 13 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56392, -73.88675
Nearest town Roxbury, NY
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Fort Tilden Beach–Jamaica Bay Unit Beach, 5 beaches

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 5–14 ft

Out & Back · Fort Tilden

Trailhead: 40.56392, -73.88675

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

Transit-accessible: Beach 169th Street & Rockaway Point Boulevard stop 499 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 13.
  3. 50 ftPass Jacob Riis Park Beach 14.
  4. 50 ftPass Fort Tilden Beach.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Shore Road, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftPass Fort Tilden Beach.
  8. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Freshwater Pond Trail, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Range Road, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Marshall Road, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miPass Jamaica Bay Unit Beach.
  18. 50 ftReach Fort Tilden Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 450 ftTurn left onto Range Road, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Freshwater Pond Trail, heading NE.
  23. 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftBear left onto Shore Road, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fort-tilden-beach-jamaica-bay-unit-beach-out-back-7-beaches

Trail surface

17% sand17% paved3% gravel1% grass62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:03 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:23 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:51 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Beach 169th Street & Rockaway Point Boulevard stop 499 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Roxbury, New York