Palisades Interstate Park

Hazard Beach–Fort Washington Park Beach, 3 beaches

2.9 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Hazard Beach–Fort Washington Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Palisades Interstate Park near Coytesville, NJ. The route passes Hazard Beach before reaching Fort Washington Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 424 ft, with sections as steep as 54% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi-7 – 312 ft · steepest grade: 54%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Access Trail 40.85759, -73.96095
Nearest town Coytesville, NJ

Directions

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Hazard Beach–Fort Washington Park Beach, 3 beaches

2.9 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation -6–310 ft

Out & Back · Palisades Interstate Park

Trailhead: Access Trail · 40.85759, -73.96095

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

Transit-accessible: stop 684 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Access Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Hazard Beach.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Long Path, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto NorthWalk, heading E.
  7. 1 miPass Fort Washington Park Beach.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftReach Hazard Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Long Path, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading N.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

72% paved26% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 684 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead