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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

West Pond–Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Beach, 3 beaches

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

West Pond–Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge near Broad Channel, NY. The route passes West Pond before reaching Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 16 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge - West Pond 40.61845, -73.82610
Nearest town Broad Channel, NY
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West Pond–Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Beach, 3 beaches

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 0–17 ft

Out & Back · Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge - West Pond · 40.61845, -73.82610

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

Transit-accessible: Cross Bay Boulevard & Wildlife Refuge stop 225 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge - West Pond, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass West Pond.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Spur, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miPass Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Beach.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftReach West Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge - West Pond, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-pond-jamaica-bay-wildlife-refuge-beach-out-back-4-beaches

Trail surface

54% sand46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cross Bay Boulevard & Wildlife Refuge stop 225 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Broad Channel, New York