Sandy Hook Unit
North Beach via Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP)
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
North Beach via Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP) is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Sandy Hook Unit near Fort Hancock, NJ. The route passes North Beach before reaching North Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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North Beach via Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP)
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Elevation 3–14 ft
Out & Back · Sandy Hook Unit
Trailhead: Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP) · 40.46131, -73.99776
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP), heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass North Beach.
- 150 ftSharp left onto North Bragg Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach North Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP), heading SE.
- 0.5 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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