Sandy Hook Unit
Sandy Hook Unit Beach–Navesink Beach, 3 beaches
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Sandy Hook Unit Beach–Navesink Beach, 3 beaches is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Sandy Hook Unit near Normandie, NJ. The route passes Navesink Beach, Highlands Beach and Sandy Hook Unit Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sandy Hook Unit Beach–Navesink Beach, 3 beaches
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 7–26 ft
Out & Back · Sandy Hook Unit
Trailhead: 40.37238, -73.97396
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Navesink Beach.
- 0.1 miPass Highlands Beach.
- 0.4 miPass Sandy Hook Unit Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left onto Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path (MUP), heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Sandy Hook Unit Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.6 miArrive 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 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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