Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve–Gibson Pond, 6 beaches
6.3 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve–Gibson Pond, 6 beaches is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Bluff Point State Park near Noank, CT. The route passes Gibson Pond, Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve, Bluff Point State Park Beach and 2 more. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve–Gibson Pond, 6 beaches
6.3 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 2–111 ft
Out & Back · Bluff Point State Park
Trailhead: Groton X-Town Trail · 41.33797, -72.00664
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 18% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Groton X-Town Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Gibson Pond.
- 50 ftPass Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Bluff Point State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Groton Beach.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Bluff Point Beach.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Mortimer Wright Nature Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto G&S Trolley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Groton X-Town Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
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