Jewett Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 367 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39801, -72.37250
Nearest town Brockway, CT

Directions

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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: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 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. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miReach Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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