National Recreation Area · New York, New Jersey

Trails in Gateway National Recreation Area

27 named trails · 28 miles · 12 trailheads. 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.

Multi Use Path

6.0 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 4 ft–22 ft · asphalt surface

HistoryVisitor centers

10 ft 6 ft · 3.8 mi high 22 ft

Along the way Historic Life Saving Station Historic Life Saving Station and Visitor Center

West Pond Trail

1.6 mi one way · about 20 ft of climbing · -4 ft–21 ft · gravel surface

Visitor centers

20 ft 5 ft · 1.3 mi high 21 ft

Along the way Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead West Pond Trail 18 ft Drive there

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 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", 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.