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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hutchinson River Greenway, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mosholu-Pelham Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto City Island Greenway, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Pelham Bay Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Mosholu-Pelham Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hutchinson River Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear 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 1.8 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bartow Avenue & 2136 Bartow Avenue stop 110 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hutchinson River Greenway 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Hutchinson River Greenway 3.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Orchard Beach & Pelham Bay Park Beach via City Island Greenway 5.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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