Palers Cove–Bluff Point State Park Beach, 4 beaches
2.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr
Palers Cove–Bluff Point State Park Beach, 4 beaches is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Haley Farm State Park near Noank, CT. The route passes Palers Cove, Race Track Pond, Bluff Point State Park Beach and Groton Beach. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Palers Cove–Bluff Point State Park Beach, 4 beaches
2.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 4–57 ft
Out & Back · Haley Farm State Park
Trailhead: 41.33211, -72.00576
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Palers Cove.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftPass Race Track Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto G&S Trolley Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Bluff Point State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Groton Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Palers Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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