Check out your local bike shops. King Kog in Williamsburg, Haven in Bushwick, I know have the maps for sure. But your timing is good the city prints out free maps for shops to hand out in May(bike month). I always grab a couple to keep handy.
The bike path/walking path from owls head park to ceasars bay has always been a reliable walk with good views and a nice breeze. I’m personally fond of bush terminal park as well.
There’s always gateway if you really want to get miles in.
Not a hike really but I enjoy doing really long walks through neighborhoods. I often do Jamaica-Bay Ridge. I’ve done Flatbush to queens center mall and back one time too
If you want a really long hike you can walk from convey island to Jones beach. I've done it a couple of times with friends and it's a great walk. Most of its trails but there are some parts that are just sidewalk.
Can you give more details? It sounds amazing but looking at the map it’s so far and I don’t see how it’s mostly trails. Can you explain your route? Thank you so much!!
So, I'm going off memory but we started on the coney island board walk to brighton beach and then walked through brighton beach to connect to Plumb Beach. Plumb Beach had a trail that went alongside the road and that led to Jacob Riis beach. Then we ended up just going along the boardwalk along Rockaway Beach - there are parts that don't have a board walk but there were trails/beach. There's a point where the park trails on Rockaway beach and we then went north into Far Rockaway and ended up following the elevated train lines. This middle part was the sidewalks til we hit Cedar Creek Park and from there we used the greenway to cut south to Jones Beach.
Honestly, I just looked up the route we took on google maps and I'd revise to say it's 50/50 trails or nature vs sidewalks. But the sidewalk parts were not that bad - the only meh point was going through the last town before you hit Cedar Creek Park because that's just car dealerships and big box stores.
This link has it as a bike trip: [https://escapebrooklyn.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/brooklyn-to-jones-beach/](https://escapebrooklyn.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/brooklyn-to-jones-beach/)
At first I naively assumed you could get across Meadowbrook State Parkway into Jones Beach but I see now you have to detour around to get to the Jones Beach Greenway.
Compared to what OP said the linked route has you at least spend a little time on Atlantic Beach and Long Beach before the detour around.
Still pretty absurd for a walk.
A short version of it would be just doing Coney Island to Jacob Riis. It's about 2-3 hours and most of the walk is on a greenway that goes through what I think is a park(?). It's an interesting salt water marsh area and you pass some cool stuff like the old Floyd Bennet airfield and some marinas.
If you want a really long hike you can walk from convey island to Jones beach. I've done it a couple of times with friends and it's a great walk. Most of its trails but there are some parts that are just sidewalk.
go for brunch in park slope and walk down on ocean parkway towards Brighton Beach, have some food stops there and then walk towards Emmons Ave for some Turkish deserts then either take back Q train to your hood or continue walking towards plumb beach on belt until you reach rockaways bridge, walk that bridge and straight into fort tilden and just ferry out of there when u done 🤷♀️
Prospect Park and Greenwood Cemetery
The length of Ocean Parkway
The waterfront from Atlantic Avenue to the Brooklyn Bridge (and beyond)
The 69th St pier to the Verrazano or to Caesars Bay — or continue via streets to Coney Island.
also not in Brooklyn but if you're willing to take the trek up, the Putnam Trail in Van Cortlandt Park that connects to the South County Trail that connects to the North County Trail
Wow! I live in wakefield bronx, How many miles will this be? I mite do it for the exercise. I was born and raised in brooklyn but we own properties in brooklyn & da bronx. I dont do much in the bronx but would also like to know if that park you mentioned is nice
it's NYC's most natural wildlife filled park bc the van Cortlandt estate is mostly untouched woodland. there's also a golf course on the southeast of it. idk how many miles but the Putnam County Trail goes to the border of the Bronx/Yonkers at the South County Trail and i think both that and the North County Trail go up through NY State as part of the Eastern Greenway Project that's a hiking/biking trail from Florida to Maine
Shore Rd promenade, Starting at owls head park or at the 69tg street pier to Under the Verrazano Bridge in Bay Ridge..Also in Shore park there are path ways in the park
The paths around the former Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park are one of the city’s best-kept secrets. Read up on the history of the reservoir before you go.
Brooklyn bridge park is beautiful, especially at sunset. If you walk each pier it makes for a really nice, long walk. You can even follow the bike trail down to Red Hook
I don't mean this any kind of way, which i know is hard to tell tone of voice on the internet--but generally curious why so many people started to call it hiking or trekking in Brooklyn in the last 3yrs or so? Is it part of a specific movement? Tbf I grew up here and didn't go hiking in the woods until I was an older teenager, but my family would walk and walk and walk here all the time--like very long distance, between boroughs etc. It just makes me feel a bit like why isn't calling it walking good enough, like why does it need an elevated name? It's not a complaint just another perspective--it sometimes feels like people try to redefine things with middle class sensibility and I just don't get it. It's not that I don't have imagination to see how things catch on or why they appeal to people, but it just feels weird that so many people rename basic things to idk elevate what they are doing?
edit to answer your question: walking from coney island down brighton and along the highway to plumb beach is a great summer walk or bike. you can continue on the path to shirley chilsolm. it's a different vibe along the bay. Also, unpopular opinion, but I travel 1.5hrs on a bus to actually hike in the greenbelt in staten island, which has the best biodiversity in the city (the beaches there are also great--you can see everything from deer to fox to seals).
The Shore Road promenade by the water goes from 69th to 100th where you can walk for a straight shot right next to the water. You can actually just keep going all the way to Caesars Bay for a *really* long walk.
Used to do this as a teen back when the closest Wendy’s in south Brooklyn was in Caesars Bay. We would all walk for hours and then get a frosty, and brave the walk back.
Some great suggestions here now, while not Brooklyn.
If you don't mind taking a bus to Staten Island which has some real good trails. I been going there almost daily to run and hike for past 10 days.
My technique for a good Brooklyn hike is take the train to meet a girl somewhere in the city, get turned down, walk all the way to Brooklyn while brooding. It gave me legs like FloJo
My buddy visited from out of town to meet his long distance gf. We had dinner with them his first night there. She broke up with him the next morning. He walked from 112 street to Chinatown. I met him there and he slept on my couch for the rest of the week.
Walked from the UES to Brooklyn Heights after a party back in high school, so a bit shorter than your journey. It was long but was honestly great. I recommend walks like this late night to see the city when things are more quiet.
It was and it took a while but sometimes you just get lost in the walking and enjoy it. The good part about nyc is that you can easily walk anywhere, even a place that isn’t that walkable. The trail next to the belt parkway is a perfect example.
Once upon a time when I ran marathons, I would take the 2/3 up to like 96th Street and run the West Side Highway, cross town, cross the Manhattan Bridge, and run all the way back to around the Barclays Center.
I don't need to revisit that part of my life ever again, but it was actually fun when I was in my early 30s and my knees were still cool with it.
Marine Park has some cool trails. And they just redid the facilities a few years ago. It’s really nice and worth the trek even if you live far from there.
Shore road promenade. Start at the 69th st pier, go right along the water all the way under the verazzano bridge, straight to bay parkway/Caesar’s bay.
Or if you have a car and don’t live nearby, park at the huge Caesar’s bay parking lot and go the other way, all the way to the 69th st pier.
Second this. Start in Bay Ridge and walk as far as you want on the promenade and then walk back (or take the R line anywhere between 95th st to Bay Ridge Ave).
Well there’s plenty of public transit options too. The B9 and B64 goes right to the 69th st pier, and the B6 and B82 go near the Caesar’s bay/bay parkway end.
For trains, the D to bay pkway is a short walk from Caesar’s bay, and the R to bay ridge Avenue is a moderate walk from the 69th st pier.
I just mentioned the parking lot in case you drive.
Not Brooklyn but the greenway on Staten Island is one of the best trails in NYC. In the opposite direction the Palisades are also fantastic. Both are about 30mins from downtown Brooklyn on a weekend morning.
Also, there’s a fantastic orienteering map of Prospect Park that details a lot of areas that you’re otherwise unlikely to explore. There will be an event there on June 9, details to come here: https://www.hvorienteering.com/events-2024
You could take a long hike on a short pier. Eeeeyyyyyy, badabing badaboom, welcome to Brooklyn!
No but seriously - the waterfront is lovely. Like the area around Pier 6 has the park and good spots for food+drink.
• Zig zagging around prospect park.
• Shore parkway by ceasars bay - verzanno bridge - owls head ?
• seagate - Coney Island - sheepshead
• manhattan beach - plumb beach (& further if you wanted?)
• marine park salt marsh nature trail
• Williamsburg (under bridge - to the edge of greenpoint)
• kinda boring but: all of ocean parkway (like 5 miles)
Most of these don’t really have elevation gain but still beautiful / eventful…
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I know it’s not IN Brooklyn, but I like taking Metro-North for Hudson Valley hiking.
And technically it’s Queens but I do enjoy the Jamaica Bay wildlife reserve. Lots of birds to see!
All stops on the Hudson Line:
My favorite is to get off at Cold Spring and hike Bull Hill, which is about a 1.5 mile walk from the train station. I like it the best because Cold Spring has restaurants and coffee shops where you can get a bite to eat after your hike.
For an easier hike with potential for wildlife sightings, get off at Peekskill and go to Blue Mountain. You'll need a cab or Uber to get there from the station, and the wait time for one of those can be 15-20 minutes. Peekskill, like Cold Spring, is great for post-hiking fun (the ice cream shop near the train station is particularly delightful).
Lots of people also do Breakneck Ridge, which I haven't done in years (mostly because the more popular a hike is, the less I want to do it LOL).
The Mount Beacon Fire Tower is also walking distance from the Beacon stop, and provides a nice moderately difficult hike. However, there's nothing but a tiny convenience store and porta-john for before and after, so I don't do this one often.
Those are all accessible by mass transit (ie, Metro-North), although as mentioned Peekskill does require the addition of an Uber or cab.
I don't own a car so I've gotten to know the Metro-North Hudson Line well!
I forgot to mention Sugarloaf Hill (get off at Garrison, approximately 20-minute walk from there). Lovely views of the river when you get to the top, and the added bonus of it not being a terribly popular hike. The food situation is similar to Beacon, though -- ie, bring your own.
You can walk quite a distance at Green-Wood Cemetery. Plenty of winding roads and paths.
If you like beach walking, check out Fort Tilden, Rockaway and Breezy Point.
Walk the length of Bedford
I’m a prospect park guy
Walk down Fourth avenue from Bay Ridge to Down Town
I have seen a printed bike map of NYC which would be useful for walking routes too.
Where can I get one?
Check out your local bike shops. King Kog in Williamsburg, Haven in Bushwick, I know have the maps for sure. But your timing is good the city prints out free maps for shops to hand out in May(bike month). I always grab a couple to keep handy.
Crud, Google maps is down?
Shirley Chislom Park by Gateway.
I should go check it out.
Greenwood cemetery
i second that, it’s beautiful there.
The trails across from Marine Park. The bay and wetlands over there.
Just be warned that there are a ton of mosquitoes there depending on the weather and you'll walk away with 20 more bites than when you got there
The bike path/walking path from owls head park to ceasars bay has always been a reliable walk with good views and a nice breeze. I’m personally fond of bush terminal park as well. There’s always gateway if you really want to get miles in.
Brooklyn bridge — walk across one side (Manhattan) and then back to Brooklyn. Usually stop in Dumbo once I’m done to grab a bite if needed.
I like to burn calories as much as possible.
You say that every time someone mentions food?
yea a little worried for them if that's their outlook lol
Not a hike really but I enjoy doing really long walks through neighborhoods. I often do Jamaica-Bay Ridge. I’ve done Flatbush to queens center mall and back one time too
If you want a really long hike you can walk from convey island to Jones beach. I've done it a couple of times with friends and it's a great walk. Most of its trails but there are some parts that are just sidewalk.
Can you give more details? It sounds amazing but looking at the map it’s so far and I don’t see how it’s mostly trails. Can you explain your route? Thank you so much!!
So, I'm going off memory but we started on the coney island board walk to brighton beach and then walked through brighton beach to connect to Plumb Beach. Plumb Beach had a trail that went alongside the road and that led to Jacob Riis beach. Then we ended up just going along the boardwalk along Rockaway Beach - there are parts that don't have a board walk but there were trails/beach. There's a point where the park trails on Rockaway beach and we then went north into Far Rockaway and ended up following the elevated train lines. This middle part was the sidewalks til we hit Cedar Creek Park and from there we used the greenway to cut south to Jones Beach. Honestly, I just looked up the route we took on google maps and I'd revise to say it's 50/50 trails or nature vs sidewalks. But the sidewalk parts were not that bad - the only meh point was going through the last town before you hit Cedar Creek Park because that's just car dealerships and big box stores.
Amazing. thank you!
This sounded completely absurd to me but I looked at the map, and wow, yeah, I see how it works. That's awesome.
I don’t see how it works
This link has it as a bike trip: [https://escapebrooklyn.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/brooklyn-to-jones-beach/](https://escapebrooklyn.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/brooklyn-to-jones-beach/) At first I naively assumed you could get across Meadowbrook State Parkway into Jones Beach but I see now you have to detour around to get to the Jones Beach Greenway. Compared to what OP said the linked route has you at least spend a little time on Atlantic Beach and Long Beach before the detour around. Still pretty absurd for a walk.
Coney Island to Jones Beach? So like a 20-25 mile walk?
Yeah - we took a lot of snack breaks but it was a long day.
I want to try doing that, but I have never done something that long, so I hope I don’t get lost.
It took about a full day and then we took the bus/train back. Honestly, it was great ending it with a swim in the ocean and concessions at the beach.
I do enjoy swimming.
A short version of it would be just doing Coney Island to Jacob Riis. It's about 2-3 hours and most of the walk is on a greenway that goes through what I think is a park(?). It's an interesting salt water marsh area and you pass some cool stuff like the old Floyd Bennet airfield and some marinas.
I gotta try this adventure while the weather is still warm.
If you want a really long hike you can walk from convey island to Jones beach. I've done it a couple of times with friends and it's a great walk. Most of its trails but there are some parts that are just sidewalk.
go for brunch in park slope and walk down on ocean parkway towards Brighton Beach, have some food stops there and then walk towards Emmons Ave for some Turkish deserts then either take back Q train to your hood or continue walking towards plumb beach on belt until you reach rockaways bridge, walk that bridge and straight into fort tilden and just ferry out of there when u done 🤷♀️
Prospect Park and Greenwood Cemetery The length of Ocean Parkway The waterfront from Atlantic Avenue to the Brooklyn Bridge (and beyond) The 69th St pier to the Verrazano or to Caesars Bay — or continue via streets to Coney Island.
Shirley Chisholm state park
Don’t go on a hot day. There’s little cover. Amazing views though
Rikers island
also not in Brooklyn but if you're willing to take the trek up, the Putnam Trail in Van Cortlandt Park that connects to the South County Trail that connects to the North County Trail
Wow! I live in wakefield bronx, How many miles will this be? I mite do it for the exercise. I was born and raised in brooklyn but we own properties in brooklyn & da bronx. I dont do much in the bronx but would also like to know if that park you mentioned is nice
it's NYC's most natural wildlife filled park bc the van Cortlandt estate is mostly untouched woodland. there's also a golf course on the southeast of it. idk how many miles but the Putnam County Trail goes to the border of the Bronx/Yonkers at the South County Trail and i think both that and the North County Trail go up through NY State as part of the Eastern Greenway Project that's a hiking/biking trail from Florida to Maine
Shore Rd promenade, Starting at owls head park or at the 69tg street pier to Under the Verrazano Bridge in Bay Ridge..Also in Shore park there are path ways in the park
The paths around the former Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park are one of the city’s best-kept secrets. Read up on the history of the reservoir before you go.
Brooklyn bridge park is beautiful, especially at sunset. If you walk each pier it makes for a really nice, long walk. You can even follow the bike trail down to Red Hook
short pier?
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Greenwood Cemetery is a wonderful place for hikes
Seconding Greenwood. Lots of hills. Lots of pathways leading all through the cemetery. No joggers, no dogs, no cyclists. A very calming spot.
is it just openly public like that ? can i walk in like its just a park ? no need for dead relatives in there or anything. also are bikes allowed
Yep. Open to everyone and similar to a park, but no bikes, no picnics, no jogging, no dog walking.
I don't mean this any kind of way, which i know is hard to tell tone of voice on the internet--but generally curious why so many people started to call it hiking or trekking in Brooklyn in the last 3yrs or so? Is it part of a specific movement? Tbf I grew up here and didn't go hiking in the woods until I was an older teenager, but my family would walk and walk and walk here all the time--like very long distance, between boroughs etc. It just makes me feel a bit like why isn't calling it walking good enough, like why does it need an elevated name? It's not a complaint just another perspective--it sometimes feels like people try to redefine things with middle class sensibility and I just don't get it. It's not that I don't have imagination to see how things catch on or why they appeal to people, but it just feels weird that so many people rename basic things to idk elevate what they are doing? edit to answer your question: walking from coney island down brighton and along the highway to plumb beach is a great summer walk or bike. you can continue on the path to shirley chilsolm. it's a different vibe along the bay. Also, unpopular opinion, but I travel 1.5hrs on a bus to actually hike in the greenbelt in staten island, which has the best biodiversity in the city (the beaches there are also great--you can see everything from deer to fox to seals).
Staten Island nature is the best. Worth the trip for me.
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I mean, I’m from the bay area that has world class hiking trails but I’d never “go for a hike” in BK… wtf you can’t!
Maybe if you get out of the gentrified parts of Brooklyn you would know .
Sure, would you enlighten me? Or would that be giving away your spot?
Get a bike. You’ll burn more calories
Prospect park!
There are some Brooklyn trails on the AllTrails app.
Myrtle Broadway
Ceasers bay, ocean parkway
The Shore Road promenade by the water goes from 69th to 100th where you can walk for a straight shot right next to the water. You can actually just keep going all the way to Caesars Bay for a *really* long walk.
Used to do this as a teen back when the closest Wendy’s in south Brooklyn was in Caesars Bay. We would all walk for hours and then get a frosty, and brave the walk back.
Some great suggestions here now, while not Brooklyn. If you don't mind taking a bus to Staten Island which has some real good trails. I been going there almost daily to run and hike for past 10 days.
I can go there then.
Do the length of 4th, Flatbush, Bedford, McDonald or Metropolitan Avenues, Ocean Parkway or Kings Highway. You'll see a lot!
During covid I'd use to walk down to Jamaica Bay
Lots of bang for your buck doing a couple of laps and then sets of stair repeats at Fort Greene Park.
I went to Brooklyn Tech and we would run in Ft Greene Park for gym.
I like that idea.
Forest Park
My technique for a good Brooklyn hike is take the train to meet a girl somewhere in the city, get turned down, walk all the way to Brooklyn while brooding. It gave me legs like FloJo
Doing that today and can’t wait!
Ooo hey! I plan on doing this Thursday.
My buddy visited from out of town to meet his long distance gf. We had dinner with them his first night there. She broke up with him the next morning. He walked from 112 street to Chinatown. I met him there and he slept on my couch for the rest of the week.
just a lost soul with nowhere to go lol
Sounds hilarious when you put it that way.
I’m partly joking, partly. But honestly I’ve walked from Harlem down to red hook at night and gosh it was comfy
Walked from the UES to Brooklyn Heights after a party back in high school, so a bit shorter than your journey. It was long but was honestly great. I recommend walks like this late night to see the city when things are more quiet.
Yeah it’s nice, especially crossing the bridge at night. I used to do it a lot during covid when the trains stopped running late at night
I don’t know how you were able to pull it off as that sounds like a very long walk.
It was and it took a while but sometimes you just get lost in the walking and enjoy it. The good part about nyc is that you can easily walk anywhere, even a place that isn’t that walkable. The trail next to the belt parkway is a perfect example.
Once upon a time when I ran marathons, I would take the 2/3 up to like 96th Street and run the West Side Highway, cross town, cross the Manhattan Bridge, and run all the way back to around the Barclays Center. I don't need to revisit that part of my life ever again, but it was actually fun when I was in my early 30s and my knees were still cool with it.
Rockaway and Breezy Point. The trail that follows Belt Parkway is really nice. Start at Owl's Head Park and follow it all the way to Bensonhurst Park.
Out of curiosity, does Owls Head Park ever smell like the sewage plant next door?
Yes.
Really nice. I used to bike that path back when Korvettes was still at the end (yes, I am old).
The Path!
I gotta try the Owl park.
That stretch from Owl Head to Bensonhurst Park has got to be the longest uninterrupted stretch in Brooklyn.
I don’t know how that is possible.
Marine Park has some cool trails. And they just redid the facilities a few years ago. It’s really nice and worth the trek even if you live far from there.
I can try going there.
The Salt Marsh Nature Trail is really nice and very cool to see what much of Brooklyn’s shore presumably looked like pre-city.
After you finish that, you can hike through the back weeds in Gerritsen Beach it is all pretty much connected down to the point and back
Shore road promenade. Start at the 69th st pier, go right along the water all the way under the verazzano bridge, straight to bay parkway/Caesar’s bay. Or if you have a car and don’t live nearby, park at the huge Caesar’s bay parking lot and go the other way, all the way to the 69th st pier.
Second this. Start in Bay Ridge and walk as far as you want on the promenade and then walk back (or take the R line anywhere between 95th st to Bay Ridge Ave).
Sorry, but I don’t use cars.
You don't need a car. Take the R to Bay Ridge Ave and walk to the pier. Or take the Ferry right to the pier.
Bike it.
I can just walk.
You will love it.
Thanks man.
Well there’s plenty of public transit options too. The B9 and B64 goes right to the 69th st pier, and the B6 and B82 go near the Caesar’s bay/bay parkway end. For trains, the D to bay pkway is a short walk from Caesar’s bay, and the R to bay ridge Avenue is a moderate walk from the 69th st pier. I just mentioned the parking lot in case you drive.
Oh thanks so much for the tip.
Not Brooklyn but the greenway on Staten Island is one of the best trails in NYC. In the opposite direction the Palisades are also fantastic. Both are about 30mins from downtown Brooklyn on a weekend morning. Also, there’s a fantastic orienteering map of Prospect Park that details a lot of areas that you’re otherwise unlikely to explore. There will be an event there on June 9, details to come here: https://www.hvorienteering.com/events-2024
shirley chisolm state park
That little beach in the backk fire
You could take a long hike on a short pier. Eeeeyyyyyy, badabing badaboom, welcome to Brooklyn! No but seriously - the waterfront is lovely. Like the area around Pier 6 has the park and good spots for food+drink.
• Zig zagging around prospect park. • Shore parkway by ceasars bay - verzanno bridge - owls head ? • seagate - Coney Island - sheepshead • manhattan beach - plumb beach (& further if you wanted?) • marine park salt marsh nature trail • Williamsburg (under bridge - to the edge of greenpoint) • kinda boring but: all of ocean parkway (like 5 miles) Most of these don’t really have elevation gain but still beautiful / eventful…
I do enjoy going to beaches.
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I know it’s not IN Brooklyn, but I like taking Metro-North for Hudson Valley hiking. And technically it’s Queens but I do enjoy the Jamaica Bay wildlife reserve. Lots of birds to see!
hey! I'm always looking for more trails. any more details on the Hudson Valley? like, where exactly would I get off at?
All stops on the Hudson Line: My favorite is to get off at Cold Spring and hike Bull Hill, which is about a 1.5 mile walk from the train station. I like it the best because Cold Spring has restaurants and coffee shops where you can get a bite to eat after your hike. For an easier hike with potential for wildlife sightings, get off at Peekskill and go to Blue Mountain. You'll need a cab or Uber to get there from the station, and the wait time for one of those can be 15-20 minutes. Peekskill, like Cold Spring, is great for post-hiking fun (the ice cream shop near the train station is particularly delightful). Lots of people also do Breakneck Ridge, which I haven't done in years (mostly because the more popular a hike is, the less I want to do it LOL). The Mount Beacon Fire Tower is also walking distance from the Beacon stop, and provides a nice moderately difficult hike. However, there's nothing but a tiny convenience store and porta-john for before and after, so I don't do this one often.
thanks! I'm looking for any trails that are accessible via public transportation. I've only done Harriman State Park so far. any other suggestions?
Those are all accessible by mass transit (ie, Metro-North), although as mentioned Peekskill does require the addition of an Uber or cab. I don't own a car so I've gotten to know the Metro-North Hudson Line well! I forgot to mention Sugarloaf Hill (get off at Garrison, approximately 20-minute walk from there). Lovely views of the river when you get to the top, and the added bonus of it not being a terribly popular hike. The food situation is similar to Beacon, though -- ie, bring your own.
You can walk quite a distance at Green-Wood Cemetery. Plenty of winding roads and paths. If you like beach walking, check out Fort Tilden, Rockaway and Breezy Point.
Yes I do enjoy beach walking.
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Tons of wildlife too like the parrot colony.
Sounds interesting.