Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near North Lyme, CT. The route reaches Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 396 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi69 – 299 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39612, -72.30722
Nearest town North Lyme, CT
Directions
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Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach
4.3 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 71–299 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.39612, -72.30722
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 70° · precip 93% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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.
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 77°F70°
Precip93%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity80%
Rained 1.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue
80°64°
Wed
78°63°
Thu
88°71°
Fri
92°72°
19%
Sat
91°71°
25%
Sun
91°71°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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