AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sandy Hook Unit

North Beach via North Bragg Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

North Beach via North Bragg Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Sandy Hook Unit near Fort Hancock, NJ. The route reaches North Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 13 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.46530, -73.99828
Nearest town Fort Hancock, NJ
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Directions

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North Beach via North Bragg Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 4–14 ft

Out & Back · Sandy Hook Unit

Trailhead: 40.46530, -73.99828

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass North Beach.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP), heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Bragg Road, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftReach North Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP), heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 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/north-beach-north-beach-out-back-3-beaches-via-north-bragg-road

Trail surface

46% paved7% sand47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Fort Hancock, New Jersey