Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways

Hiking Trails

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Name	Location	Park Name	Length
Salt Marsh Nature Trail	Enter behind the Salt Marsh Nature Center, located near the intersection of East 33rd Street and Avenue U.	Marine Park	0.8 miles
Difficulty	Other Details	Accessible	Limited Access
	The first half of this mile-long trail follows the shore of Gerritsen Beach, which empties into Jamaica Bay. The trail’s second leg winds through a prairie of tall grass, where you can sometimes spot cottontail rabbits and ring-necked pheasants. Check out our Marine Park Trails page for a map and directions to scenic locations, and comfort stations and maps are also available inside the Salt Marsh Nature Center.
Name	Location	Park Name	Length
Canarsie Park Hiking Trail	Check out our Canarsie Trails page for a map featuring entrances and directions to scenic locations.	Canarsie Park	0.5 miles
Difficulty	Other Details	Accessible	Limited Access
Easy	The Canarsie blue loop trail is just over half a mile long and circles the wetland area at the eastern side of Canarsie Park.
Name	Location	Park Name	Length
Paerdegat Basin Hiking Trails	Check out our Paerdegat Basin Trails page for a map featuring entrances and directions to scenic locations.	Paerdegat Basin Park
Difficulty	Other Details	Accessible	Limited Access
Moderate
Name	Location	Park Name	Length
Bayswater Park Hiking Trails	Check out our Bayswater Trails page for a map featuring entrances and directions to scenic locations.	Bayswater Park	0.25 miles
Difficulty	Other Details	Accessible	Limited Access
Moderate	From the playground of Bayswater Park, follow the painted signs on the ground into the fields. Where the Sidewalk ends, across the field a large wooden post marks the beginning of the trail.

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• NYC PARKS CUTS RIBBON ON $14 MILLION SUNSET COVE SALT MARSH RESTORATION
• SPRING BREAK: NYC PARKS’ URBAN PARK RANGERS OFFER SCHOOL RECESS FUN FOR KIDS ACROSS THE CITY
• Major Habitat Restoration And Trail Development Project Gets Underway This Fall In Marine Park

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Zip Code:1, 11096, 11208, 11209, 11214, 11223, 11228, 11229, 11234, 11235, 11236, 11239, 11413, 11414, 11422, 11430, 11559, 11691, 11692, 11693, 11694
Community Board: 18, 15, 05, 10, 10, 11, 13, 14, 13
Council Member: Alan Maisel , Chaim Deutsch , Eric Ulrich , Inez Barron , Justin Brannan , Mark Treyger , Donovan Richards
Park ID: B057GROUP
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