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Jewett Preserve

Jewett Preserve Viewpoint & Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach

3.9 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Jewett Preserve Viewpoint & Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Jewett Preserve near North Lyme, CT. The route passes Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach and Jewett Preserve Viewpoint. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 354 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41117, -72.35820
Nearest town North Lyme, CT
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Jewett Preserve Viewpoint & Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach

3.9 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 31–353 ft

Out & Back · Jewett Preserve

Trailhead: 41.41117, -72.35820

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miPass Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftReach Jewett Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miPass Jewett Preserve Viewpoint.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pleasant-valley-preserve-beach-pleasant-valley-preserve-beach-out-back-6-km-9015

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 89°70°
Fri 92°71° 23%
Sat 90°69° 28%
Sun 92°68° 16%
Mon 94°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 2 min before dark.

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