AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jamaica Bay Unit

Jacob Riis Park Beach 11 via Flatbush Avenue Greenway

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Jacob Riis Park Beach 11 via Flatbush Avenue Greenway is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Jamaica Bay Unit near Roxbury, NY. The route reaches Jacob Riis Park Beach 11 at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 20 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.58167, -73.89164
Nearest town Roxbury, NY
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Jacob Riis Park Beach 11 via Flatbush Avenue Greenway

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation -1–20 ft

Out & Back · Jamaica Bay Unit

Trailhead: 40.58167, -73.89164

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & Toll Booth stop 56 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading SE.
  3. 1 miBear right onto Beach Channel Drive Greenway, heading S.
  4. 350 ftReach Jacob Riis Park Beach 11, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 1 miArrive 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/jacob-riis-park-beach-11-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & Toll Booth stop 56 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Roxbury, New York