Bushy Point Beach–Bluff Point State Park Beach, 4 beaches is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Bluff Point State Park near Poquonock Bridge, CT. The route passes Bluff Point State Park Beach, Groton Beach and Bluff Point Beach before reaching Bushy Point Beach at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 164 ft7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34049, -72.01439
Nearest town Poquonock Bridge, CT
Directions
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Bushy Point Beach–Bluff Point State Park Beach, 4 beaches
6.5 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 2–163 ft
Out & Back · Bluff Point State Park
Trailhead: 41.34049, -72.01439
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Bluff Point State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Groton Beach.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Bluff Point Beach.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Bushy Point Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto G&S Trolley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% dirt20% gravel4% paved14% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
76°61°
Thu
81°72°
Fri
83°72°
Sat
82°71°
15%
Sun
83°70°
15%
Mon
88°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve & Gibson Pond via Groton X-Town Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Gibson Pond & Race Track Pond via Groton X-Town Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Palers Cove–Gibson Pond, 3 lakes 2 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Bluff Point State Park Beach & Groton Beach via G&S Trolley Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Bluff Point–Bluff Point State Park Beach, 4 beaches 6.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft
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