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Jones Beach State Park

Jones Beach State Park & Jones Beach Bikeway

13.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Jones Beach State Park & Jones Beach Bikeway is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Jones Beach State Park near Seaford, NY. The route passes Jones Beach State Park, Jones Beach State Park and Jones Beach State Park before reaching Jones Beach State Park at the turnaround, 6.7 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 – 16 ft13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65936, -73.50812
Nearest town Seaford, NY
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Jones Beach State Park & Jones Beach Bikeway

13.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 0–17 ft

Out & Back · Jones Beach State Park

Trailhead: 40.65936, -73.50812

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: Merrick Road & Willow Street stop 589 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Jones Beach Bikeway, heading SW.
  5. 4.3 miPass Jones Beach State Park.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miPass Jones Beach State Park.
  8. 1.3 miPass Jones Beach State Park.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miReach Jones Beach State Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway, heading SE.
  14. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Jones Beach Bikeway, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 4.4 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftArrive 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/jones-beach-state-park-jones-beach-state-park-out-back-11-beaches-22-km-47ad

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Merrick Road & Willow Street stop 589 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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