Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach
6.2 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Jewett Preserve near Brockway, CT. The route reaches Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 625 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach
6.2 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 35–369 ft
Out & Back · Jewett Preserve
Trailhead: 41.39801, -72.37250
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 58° · precip 87% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Lyme Highest Point 6.1 mi · ▲ 735 ft
- Jewett Preserve Viewpoint 4.1 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Jewett Preserve Viewpoint & Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach 7.6 mi · ▲ 727 ft
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