Rockaway Beach via Boardwalk
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Rockaway Beach via Boardwalk is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Wave Crest, NY. The route passes Rockaway Beach and Rockaway Beach. 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 via Boardwalk
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 5–15 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Beach 25th Street · 40.59265, -73.75809
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Transit-accessible: Seagirt Boulevard & Highland Court stop 352 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beach 25th Street, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Rockaway Beach.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Boardwalk, heading W.
- 1.7 miPass Rockaway Beach.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Rockaway Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Beach 25th 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Seagirt Boulevard & Highland Court stop 352 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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