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Bikeable NYC Parks, Beaches, and Trails
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items I live in Central Brooklyn and love to go on medium-length bike rides as often as I can. Here's a curated list of the places I love to go when I'm looking for a good bike ride/outdoor experience not far from where I live!
I love to take my bike with me to downtown Manhattan and take the Seastreak ferry to Sandy Hook, NJ. It's a $50 round trip, but the ferry is super nice (they serve drinks on board!) and it drops you off right at a bike path which travels all the way ...
Sandy Hook Beach Ferry | From New York City
An extremely charming beachfront area just to the East of Coney Island and accessible from the B and Q trains. You can also bike down here via Red Hook or the Canarsie bike path! There's some great Russian and Uzbeki food here, too.
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
A classic (and perhaps an obvious choice) but this trail goes from Battery Park up Manhattan's entire West Side through a diverse tapestry of cityscapes, piers, trails, and other waterfront scenery. It's a great way to experience Manhattan and a grea...
Hudson River Greenway, Manhattan
If you're not a Brooklyn resident or otherwise haven't spent time here, you really have to. Whether it's to picnic, walk around, or take a ride around the (relatively short and manageable) bike loop that encircles the main area of the park, you're in...
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
It's hilly, it's gorgeous, and it's full of meandering walking paths. If you're anywhere in Central or North Brooklyn, it's also super accessible via bike, as it connects to the Willoughby Avenue bike lane that runs through Clinton Hill!
Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
A beautiful, secluded park along the Hudson River in its namesake neighborhood in the Bronx, Riverdale Park is a short bike ride from Van Cortlandt Park to the East and also features some very bikeable trails in its own right.
Riverdale Park, Bronx
A pretty, buzzing park on the northern side of Williamsburg. It is right beside the waterfront bike path that stretches from Greenpoint in the north to the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the south.
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
This beautiful, spacious park beside the water connects to a bike path that takes you most of the way along the South Brooklyn coastline to Coney Island and Brighton Beach! If I can make a day out of it, I like to bike to Owl's Head on my way to the ...
Owl's Head Park
Featuring trails on the two-tiered esplanade and beautiful views of the Financial District skyline, Brooklyn Bridge Park is bustling but serene at the same time. It's fun to combine a visit here with a bike across the actual bridge (which now has its...
Brooklyn Bridge Park
A famous daycation spot, Governor's Island is a perfect place to picnic with friends for a day. If you go on a weekday that isn't too busy, it's also great for biking, although the biking experience is a bit muted on exceptionally busy weekdays, so k...
Governors Island, New York Harbor New York, NY 10004-1921