Jones & Tobay Beach
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Jones Beach and Tobay Beach
Saturday July 11, 2026 (rain date Sunday July 12)
The complete Jones Beach skate is a 50-mile skate (30 miles advanced on roads and 20 miles intermediate at a slower pace on an amazing mostly flat bike path) from Central Park to Jones Beach and Tobay Beach and then back to Wantagh.
LONG (advanced skate) from Manhattan: Meet at 8:30 am and LEAVE promptly at 8:45 am (NO BS because we want to be to Wantagh on time) at 59th and 5th Ave (TNS Spot by the William Tecumseh Sherman Monument). We will be at Wantagh before 12:45 pm and will join anyone who took train to Wantagh.
SHORT (intermediate skate) 20 mile Option: Meet at Wantagh Railroad Station. Take the LIRR from Penn Station to Wantagh and skate 20 miles (very flat and almost entirely on a bike path) to Jones Beach and Tobay Beach and then back to Wantagh. Group-Up by the white gazebo between CitiBank and the train station at 3282 Railroad Ave Meet at 12:30 pm, LEAVE at 12:45 pm (or maybe a bit later if NYC group is delayed). We will be sharing our live location via whatsapp.
From Penn Station, take the 11:38 am LIRR to Wantagh train station (Babylon-Line) arriving at 12:33 am.
We will stop at Tobay Beach for food and drink at either Surf Shack or Boat Yard, both nice places on a quiet inlet from 2:15 to 3:45 pm.
Another option is to skate further east on the bike path after reaching Tobay Beach. The path goes another 10 miles. Can go all the way to Oak Beach, near Robert Moses Beach, 10 miles each way (or just to Cedar Beach Marina, 5 miles each way), but this would mean skipping food and drinks. Skate east for 30 minutes then reverse back to Tobay Beach, as we will be leaving at 3:45 pm.
Bicyclists welcome! (Bring a lock!)
After the break, we will skate back to Wantagh train station to return to Manhattan via the LIRR, so bring footwear.
Either 5:07 PM from Wantagh to Penn @ 6:00 pm
or 5:36 pm from Wantagh to GCT @ 6:27 pm
or 6:07 pm from Wantagh to Penn @ 7:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday Train Schedule is the same