Palers Cove–Bluff Point State Park Beach, 4 beaches is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Bluff Point State Park near Midway, CT. The route passes Groton Beach, Bluff Point State Park Beach, Bluff Point State Park Beach and Race Track Pond before reaching Palers Cove at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 59 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33562, -72.03322
Nearest town Midway, CT
Directions
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Palers Cove–Bluff Point State Park Beach, 4 beaches
2.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 55 min
Elevation 4–58 ft
Out & Back · Bluff Point State Park
Trailhead: 41.33562, -72.03322
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Groton Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Bluff Point State Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Bluff Point State Park Beach.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto G&S Trolley Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Race Track Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Palers Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
29% dirt25% gravel2% paved44% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (3.5″ 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
78°63°
Thu
82°71°
Fri
83°72°
Sat
82°71°
15%
Sun
84°70°
15%
Mon
88°73°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Groton X-Town Viewpoint–Bluff Point State Park Beach, 4 beaches 3 mi · ▲ 171 ft
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