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Jewett Preserve

Jewett Preserve Viewpoint & Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach

7.6 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Jewett Preserve Viewpoint & Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Jewett Preserve near Brockway, CT. The route passes Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach and Jewett Preserve Viewpoint. It climbs 727 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 423 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39801, -72.37250
Nearest town Brockway, CT
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Jewett Preserve Viewpoint & Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach

7.6 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 33–424 ft

Out & Back · Jewett Preserve

Trailhead: 41.39801, -72.37250

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miPass Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miPass Jewett Preserve Viewpoint.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jewett-preserve-viewpoint-pleasant-valley-preserve-beach-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 91°71°
Fri 94°72° 21%
Sat 92°71° 27%
Sun 94°69° 16%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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