National Recreation Area · New York, New Jersey

Trails in Gateway National Recreation Area

27 named trails · 28 miles · 12 trailheads. Each trail's page has its profile, trailhead and the Service's write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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27 trails, A to Z.

Battery Harris Trail

ViewsFreshwater Pond Trail Drive there

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Blue Dot Trail

1.0 mi

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Crookes Point - Beach Path 6

0.1 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

White Trail Drive there

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Eco Tour

2.0 mi

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EFS Path

0.1 mi

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Greenway Bicycle Path East

1.1 mi

Dead Horse Bay Trails Drive there

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Hylan Blvd - Ballfields Path

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Memorial Circle Path

0.1 mi

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Millstone Trail

0.5 mi

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Multi Use Path

6.0 mi · about 10 ft of climbing

HistoryVisitor centers

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Multiuse Path

3.5 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

Orange Trail and 2 more Drive there

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North 40 Trail

1.9 mi

North 40 Trailhead and 3 more Drive there

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Orange Dot Trail

0.3 mi

Orange Trail Drive there

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Orange Dot Trail, White Dot Trail

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Proving Ground Trail

0.1 mi

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Rockaway Gateway Greenway

1.3 mi

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Salt Marsh Trail

0.5 mi

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Sandy Hook Access Path

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Sandy Hook Walkway

1.2 mi

History

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Shore Parkway Greenway

2.8 mi · about 70 ft of climbing

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Shore Rd

0.3 mi

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Stis Mont Sec Ave Sidewalks

0.1 mi · about 10 ft of climbing

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Tompkins Road Sidewalk

0.2 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

ViewsHistory

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Visitor Center Walkway

0.2 mi

Picnic areas

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West Pond Trail

1.6 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

Visitor centersWest Pond Trail Drive there

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White Dot Trail

0.3 mi

White Trail Drive there

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Yellow Dot Trail

0.2 mi

Yellow Trail Drive there

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69 more mapped segments without a name are on the map, not in the list.

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.