Jamaica Bay Unit
Fountain Ring Drive–Gull Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Fountain Ring Drive–Gull Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile loop in Jamaica Bay Unit near Spring Creek Towers, NY. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fountain Ring Drive–Gull Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 3–112 ft
Loop · Jamaica Bay Unit
Trailhead: Jamaica Bay Greenway · 40.64684, -73.87324
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: Gateway Center Terminal & Gateway Drive stop 662 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Fountain Ring Drive, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Gull Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Great Blue Heron Loop, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Fountain Ring Drive, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jamaica Bay Greenway, heading SW.
- 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gateway Center Terminal & Gateway Drive stop 662 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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