10. There is a secret waterfront in Douglaston

Secret waterfront in Douglaston

Douglaston has quite a few secret and rarely traversed hiking trails across Udalls Cove Park Preserve and Alley Pond Park. One trail few know about is located off 233rd Street and 39th Avenue, which leads to a secret waterfront, albeit a quite polluted one. The beach leads to Alley Creek with a view of the Cross Island Parkway. It is sometimes frequented by amateur fishermen, though most of the time the beach is empty aside from wildlife.

On the other side of the peninsula are some rather weathered trails near Memorial Park, which lead to waterfront views of the Throgs Neck Bridge. Another rarely traveled trail winds behind Mizumi and Douglaston Auto Care, which passes through tall reeds and a small creek.

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