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Fort Washington Park

Fort Washington Park Greenway Viewpoint–Fort Washington Park Beach, 4 beaches

5.2 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Fort Washington Park Greenway Viewpoint–Fort Washington Park Beach, 4 beaches is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Fort Washington Park near Inwood, NY. The route passes Dyckman Street Beach, Fort Washington Park Beach and Fort Washington Park Greenway Viewpoint. It climbs 264 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 144 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fort Washington Park Greenway 40.86864, -73.93133
Nearest town Inwood, NY
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Fort Washington Park Greenway Viewpoint–Fort Washington Park Beach, 4 beaches

5.2 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 6–143 ft

Out & Back · Fort Washington Park

Trailhead: Fort Washington Park Greenway · 40.86864, -73.93133

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Transit-accessible: Margaret Corbin Drive & The Cloisters Museum (MET) stop 373 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fort Washington Park Greenway, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Dyckman Street Beach.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hudson River Greenway, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Fort Washington Park Greenway, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miPass Fort Washington Park Beach.
  6. 100 ftPass Fort Washington Park Greenway Viewpoint.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miReach Fort Washington Park Greenway Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 1.6 miBear left onto Hudson River Greenway, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fort Washington Park Greenway, heading N.
  13. 400 ftArrive 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-washington-park-greenway-viewpoint-fort-washington-park-beach-out-back-4-beaches-8-km-a28a

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Margaret Corbin Drive & The Cloisters Museum (MET) stop 373 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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