Jones Beach State Park
Jones Beach State Park & Jones Beach Bikeway
12.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Jones Beach State Park & Jones Beach Bikeway is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Jones Beach State Park near Seaford, NY. The route passes Jones Beach State Park and Jones Beach State Park before reaching Jones Beach State Park at the turnaround, 6 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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Jones Beach State Park & Jones Beach Bikeway
12.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 8 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Jones Beach Bikeway, heading SW.
- 4.3 miPass Jones Beach State Park.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Jones Beach State Park.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Jones Beach State Park.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Jones Beach State Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Jones Beach Bikeway, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 4.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Merrick Road & Willow Street stop 589 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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