Dinosaur Rock via Plank Walk is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Westwoods near Leetes Island, CT. The route reaches Dinosaur Rock at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 209 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 128 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29551, -72.71344
Nearest town Leetes Island, CT
Directions
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Dinosaur Rock via Plank Walk
1.9 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 44 min
Elevation 25–127 ft
Out & Back · Westwoods
Trailhead: 41.29551, -72.71344
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow White cross trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Dinosaur Rock.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Green Diamond, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
6% boardwalk94% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
80°63°
Thu
86°71°
15%
Fri
88°72°
22%
Sat
87°70°
28%
Sun
89°71°
20%
Mon
95°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Indian Cave via Plank Walk 3.1 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Bishops Pond via Plank Walk 3.3 mi · ▲ 370 ft
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