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Bike Gateway

The Multi-Use Path at Sandy Hook Unit offers seven miles of ocean views and historical highlights including Fort Hancock, pictured here.

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The Multi-Use Path at Sandy Hook Unit offers seven miles of ocean views and historical highlights including Fort Hancock, pictured here.

All three units of Gateway-- Staten Island, Jamaica Bay and Sandy Hook-- are great places to ride your bicycle.

Don't have a bike? You can rent a bike at Jamaica Bay, at Aviator Sports and Recreation, and at Sandy Hook, at Ray's Bike Rentals! Check out the maps below. (NOTE: Bicycles cannot cross several major bridges in the New York area.)

Always observe the rules of the road while riding your bicycle through Gateway. Wear a helmet and respect the rights of others using the roads and pathways.

 
Rockaway Gateway Greenway

Jamaica Bay Bike Map

Jamaica Bay Unit Bike Map
Bike around the bay! The Rockaway Gateway Greenway bike path will take you to all the hot spots in Jamaica Bay.

 
Fort Tilden / Jacob Riis Park Bike Map

Tilden / Riis Bike Map

Fort Tilden / Jacob Riis Park Bike Map
As you bike the bay be sure to check out the beaches at Jacob Riis Park or take a spin around the historic batteries of Fort Tilden. This map highlights these locations inside Jamaica Bay.

 
Floyd Bennett Field Bike Map

Floyd Bennett Field Bike Map

Floyd Bennett Field Bike Map
Floyd Bennett Field is a great starting point for getting onto the Gateway Greenway bike path. Or you can cruise around the historic runways of "NYC's first municipal airport" and enjoy the historic structures and natural landscape.

If you don't have a bike, not to worry, bike rentals are available at Aviator.

 
Map of Sandy Hook Unit Multi-Use Path (MUP)

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Sandy Hook Unit MUP Map

Sandy Hook Unit MUP (Multi-Use Path) Map

Sandy Hook Unit has over seven miles of "gateway" level paved pathways that lead to beach areas, former military sites and quiet natural habitats.

Don't have a bike? Rent a bicycle when you visit Sandy Hook during the summer. Ray's Bike Rentals will open with limited hours beginning Saturday, May 14. The shop will open full time for the 2011 summer season on June 26.

 
Staten Island Bike Map

Staten Island Unit Bike Map

Staten Island Unit Bike Map 

Explore the different areas of the Staten Island Unit on your bike! You can bike from Fort Wadsworth to Miller Field to Great Kills Park using city and park bike lanes.

Be sure to check out the NYC Bike Map as well. 

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Did You Know?

Dimmed and camoflagued Sandy Hook lighthouse at night in World War II.

Did you know that the Sandy Hook Light was dimmed in World War II and painted in camoflague.  Homes and businesses that were within 5 miles of the ocean were required to use blackout curtains in order to protect ships from U Boat attacks. More...