Highlands–Sea Bright Bridge – Sandy Hook Bay loop from Middletown

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Highlands–Sea Bright Bridge – Sandy Hook Bay loop from Middletown

Moderate

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Highlands–Sea Bright Bridge – Sandy Hook Bay loop from Middletown

03:03

51.2km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.4 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.0 km

Bayshore Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Bayshore Trail is a popular flat, paved trail that follows the edge of the water near Atlantic Highlands. The views across the water are great, so you can expect to see others out on the path enjoying the trail.

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16.0 km

Highlands–Sea Bright Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

The Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge connects Highlands to Sea Bright, spanning the Shrewsbury River.

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19.0 km

Beach C

Highlight • Beach

Beach C sits in the Gateway National Recreation Area on a narrow peninsula with a long sand bank. It’s at a point where the peninsula is very narrow, so you can have easy access to the beach and to the Shrewsbury River. The Shore Tour North Trail runs along the beach, offering an enjoyable run along the coast.

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20.1 km

Beach D

Highlight • Beach

Beach D is part of the sequence of beaches in Gateway Area, sitting along the path that runs along the coast. The nice sandy beach offers some facilities, like a grocery store and public toilets. The Park is the gateway from the ocean into New York Harbor, offering green spaces historic structures, and cultural landscapes alongside the beaches.

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21.2 km

Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56

Highlight • Historical Site

Nike Missile Launch Site NY-56 is also known as the Sandy Hook Nike Launch Site or Fort Hancock. During the Cold War, this was one of the most highly classified launch sites in the country. Now a public park, in the last 50 or so years the park would have looked very different; heavily armed patrols were given permission to release attack dogs and shoot trespassers.

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27.0 km

Battery Gunnison (Battery New Peck)

Highlight • Historical Site

34.0 km

Sandy Hook Trail

Highlight • Trail

Sandy Hook Trail is a scenic path that winds through dunes and maritime forests, providing breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean and the historic Sandy Hook Lighthouse.

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