Pelham Bay Park

Pelham Bay Park Beach via City Island Greenway

4.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Pelham Bay Park Beach via City Island Greenway is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Pelham Bay Park near Co-Op City, NY. The route reaches Pelham Bay Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi-3 – 36 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.86856, -73.82281
Nearest town Co-Op City, NY

Directions

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Pelham Bay Park Beach via City Island Greenway

4.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation -3–35 ft

Out & Back · Pelham Bay Park

Trailhead: 40.86856, -73.82281

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Transit-accessible: Bartow Avenue & 2136 Bartow Avenue stop 110 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Hutchinson River Greenway, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mosholu-Pelham Greenway, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto City Island Greenway, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miReach Pelham Bay Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right onto Mosholu-Pelham Greenway, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hutchinson River Greenway, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 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 surface

48% paved52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bartow Avenue & 2136 Bartow Avenue stop 110 m from the trailhead

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