Freshkills Park Beach

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Freshkills Park Beach is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Rossville, NY. The route passes Freshkills Park Beach before reaching Freshkills Park 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 mi0 – 13 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56121, -74.22385
Nearest town Rossville, NY

Directions

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Freshkills Park Beach

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 1–13 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.56121, -74.22385

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 81°F / low 67° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miPass Freshkills Park Beach.
  3. 0.4 miReach Freshkills Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 81°F67°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Sun 73°63°
Mon 82°65°
Tue 85°66°
Wed 88°69°
Thu 86°71°
Fri 76°63°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:04 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:24 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:52 PM.

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