Palers Cove–Bushy Point Beach, 7 beaches is a 6-mile out-and-back in Bluff Point State Park near Groton Long Point, CT. The route passes Palers Cove, Race Track Pond, Bluff Point State Park Beach and 2 more before reaching Bushy Point Beach at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 95 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: GS Trolly Line Trail 41.32195, -72.00679
Nearest town Groton Long Point, CT
Directions
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Palers Cove–Bushy Point Beach, 7 beaches
6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 2–96 ft
Out & Back · Bluff Point State Park
Trailhead: GS Trolly Line Trail · 41.32195, -72.00679
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on GS Trolly Line Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Palers Cove.
- 0.3 miPass Race Track Pond.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto G&S Trolley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Bluff Point State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Groton Beach.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Bluff Point Beach.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Bushy Point Beach.
- 250 ftReach Palers Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto GS Trolly Line Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
59% dirt17% gravel24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
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