Sandy Hook Unit
Gunnison Beach & North Beach via Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP)
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Gunnison Beach & North Beach via Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP) is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Sandy Hook Unit near Fort Hancock, NJ. The route passes North Beach before reaching Gunnison Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gunnison Beach & North Beach via Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP)
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation 2–13 ft
Out & Back · Sandy Hook Unit
Trailhead: Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP) · 40.46131, -73.99776
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP), heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass North Beach.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Gunnison Access Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Gunnison Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP), heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP) Trailhead
- North Beach via Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP) 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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