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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Beach Channel Drive Greenway, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Jacob Riis Park Beach 11, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Flatbush Avenue Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Flatbush Avenue & Toll Booth stop 212 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beach Channel Drive Greenway 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Bergen Beach–Floyd Bennett Field Beach, 4 beaches 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Bergen Beach–Floyd Bennett Field Beach, 4 beaches 5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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