North Beach via Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP)
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
North Beach via Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP) is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Fort Hancock, NJ. The route reaches North Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Beach via Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP)
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 4–13 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.46337, -74.00334
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 72° · precip 7% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP), heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass North Beach.
- 100 ftSharp left onto North Bragg Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach North Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP), heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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