Rockaway Beach & Boardwalk Viewpoint
6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Rockaway Beach & Boardwalk Viewpoint is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Edgemere, NY. The route passes Rockaway Beach, Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rockaway Beach & Boardwalk Viewpoint
6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 5–11 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Beach 32nd Street · 40.59218, -73.76396
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 396 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beach 32nd Street, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Rockaway Beach.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Boardwalk, heading W.
- 1.4 miPass Rockaway Beach.
- 1 miPass Boardwalk Viewpoint.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Rockaway Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 3.3 miTurn left onto Beach 32nd Street, heading E.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:03 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:23 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:51 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 396 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Beach 32nd Street Trailhead
- Rockaway Beach via Boardwalk 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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