Gilgo State Park
Jones Beach State Park–Cedar Beach, 4 beaches
9.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Jones Beach State Park–Cedar Beach, 4 beaches is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Gilgo State Park near Copiague Harbor, NY. The route passes Cedar Beach, Jones Beach State Park and Tobay Beach. 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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Jones Beach State Park–Cedar Beach, 4 beaches
9.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 8–14 ft
Out & Back · Gilgo State Park
Trailhead: Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway · 40.63386, -73.34521
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:25 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Cedar Beach.
- 2.8 miPass Jones Beach State Park.
- 1.7 miPass Tobay Beach.
- 0.4 miReach Jones Beach State Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.7 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:01 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:21 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:49 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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