Jamaica Bay Unit

Jacob Riis Park Beach 11 via Flatbush Avenue Greenway

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Jacob Riis Park Beach 11 via Flatbush Avenue Greenway is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Jamaica Bay Unit near Roxbury, NY. The route reaches Jacob Riis Park Beach 11 at the turnaround, 1.5 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 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.58206, -73.88855
Nearest town Roxbury, NY

Directions

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Jacob Riis Park Beach 11 via Flatbush Avenue Greenway

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation -1–20 ft

Out & Back · Jamaica Bay Unit

Trailhead: 40.58206, -73.88855

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

Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & Toll Booth stop 212 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miBear right onto Beach Channel Drive Greenway, heading S.
  5. 100 ftReach Jacob Riis Park Beach 11, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 1 miTurn right onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & Toll Booth stop 212 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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